Mostly I wonder what Bergman was thinking, if at all, in lying to Hedda Hopper? Not just lying but making (even more of) a fool of the country’s most publicly vitriolic citizen who championed hatred to run enemies out of the country. Bergman knew of Hopper’s contributions to the McCarthay Hearings and HUAC, conspiring to destroy Trumbo and chase Chaplin out of the country. Even if Bergman was honest with Hopper; she would have been persona non grata at that time. Boy oh boy though, actively damaging Hopper’s credibility and betraying her trust made what would have been a difficult time of judgment into an unmitigated nightmare of daily character assassinations. Of course, blacklisting is awful. The poor woman did not deserve. : I am simply curious as to the backstory for lying to Hopper, who had always been Bergman’s champion, when asked if she was pregnant. Bad strategy.
@@cockeyedoptimista Are you the same person who claimed he was asking "extremely blatant question" who is now claiming he's asking "intrusive questions"? Are you confused? Do you need meds? 🤪
Effortlessly charming. - What do I think about her blacklisting? I think that a lot of her Hollywood rivals must have hated her guts and were just oh-so-glad when it happened. But never mind; they are forgotten by now and she will never be.
Ingrid's blacklisting was the reflection of times that were defined by hypocrisy. Some today who extoll the "good old days" in film and culture in general have, I believe, little sense of how various relatively recent eras' many restrictions would feel now, a time in which we enjoy (at least in this moment) greater freedom. Though how Ms Bergman's relationship with Roberto Rossellini evolved was of course more complicated than the actress' brief account here suggests, it was indeed one borne of artistic admiration. The most important thing in Ingrid's life was her work, and she had grown tired, as an artist, of the artificiality in Hollywood cinema; she saw in Rossellini's art a genuineness and starkness that she believed would challenge her as an actress. She was surprised, perhaps even somewhat disillusioned, as her professional and personal relationship with the director developed, but the roots of both sides of their association were based in Ingrid's great appreciation of the realism she saw in Roberto's art, so different from the slickness and artificiality of Hollywood film of the day. What she did, resulting in her condemnation and expulsion from both Hollywood and the US, was in no way worse than -- but, rather, quite mild in comparison with -- various "shenanigans" that had taken place in the US film community for decades. At first, she lied in an interview with Louella Parsons, the town's most powerful columnist, about what was unfolding in her personal life. As Ingrid says here, it seems that everyone, including actors known throughout the world, should be entitled to a private life. The machinery began to work against her, simply because the US film industry, then comprising powerful studios whose chief concern, naturally, was profit, couldn't risk offending a public that fueled the profits. The studios protected their "properties" -- if Ingrid had "cooperated," everything would have been swept under the rug or had a thick coat of varnish applied to it, as had been the case roughly fifteen years earlier, when Loretta Young "adopted" her own child, the result of a relationship with then married Clark Gable. I admire Ms Bergman's clear view of how things played out. The '50s could not have been an easy time for her.
Even in those days of strict "morality and virtue" there were all sorts of things happening behind closed doors - both in Hollywood and in "ordinary" homes. She was vilified because, unlike most of them, she didn't hide - she was a typical Swede, upfront and honest - they hated her for it and punished her.
Remember, the same type that condemned her for having a child out of wedlock are the same kind that want you to keep the baby. Yes, they will DAMN YOU if you do or don't.
WOW. What an extraordinary woman Ingrid was. Nothing like her power, stage & Screen presence ever since. Missed dearly, as unfortunately Hollywood are so preoccupied with making either Woke nonsense or glorified Commercials for Toy Figures. What an age Ingrid was part of. True Cinema.
God certainly has a warped sense of humor when it comes to men!!! Imagine you marry Ingrid Bergman and one day you wake up, roll over and find yourself in bed with Benny Hill😂😅😮😢
What did you think about Ingrid Bergman's blacklisting by Hollywood?
Mostly I wonder what Bergman was thinking, if at all, in lying to Hedda Hopper? Not just lying but making (even more of) a fool of the country’s most publicly vitriolic citizen who championed hatred to run enemies out of the country.
Bergman knew of Hopper’s contributions to the McCarthay Hearings and HUAC, conspiring to destroy Trumbo and chase Chaplin out of the country. Even if Bergman was honest with Hopper; she would have been persona non grata at that time. Boy oh boy though, actively damaging Hopper’s credibility and betraying her trust made what would have been a difficult time of judgment into an unmitigated nightmare of daily character assassinations.
Of course, blacklisting is awful. The poor woman did not deserve. : I am simply curious as to the backstory for lying to Hopper, who had always been Bergman’s champion, when asked if she was pregnant. Bad strategy.
classic american craziness and hypocrisy.
A great actress and a marvelous lady.
So lucky these are being released
Dick Cavett is unequivocally the best host and interviewer of all time. It had to be said.
Yes, He's witty, charming and very intelligent yet quite humble. Very few of the current talk-show hosts possess all these characters.
What? He's low, asking extremely blatant question, ugh, no!
@@MTMF.london Not humble! Fake humility to sneak his intrusive questions in!
@@cockeyedoptimista Are you the same person who claimed he was asking "extremely blatant question" who is now claiming he's asking "intrusive questions"? Are you confused? Do you need meds? 🤪
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Effortlessly charming. - What do I think about her blacklisting? I think that a lot of her Hollywood rivals must have hated her guts and were just oh-so-glad when it happened. But never mind; they are forgotten by now and she will never be.
When u consider the private lives of many actors and actresses, Ingrid was treated harshly indeed.
Why would they have hated her guts?
Ingrid's blacklisting was the reflection of times that were defined by hypocrisy. Some today who extoll the "good old days" in film and culture in general have, I believe, little sense of how various relatively recent eras' many restrictions would feel now, a time in which we enjoy (at least in this moment) greater freedom. Though how Ms Bergman's relationship with Roberto Rossellini evolved was of course more complicated than the actress' brief account here suggests, it was indeed one borne of artistic admiration. The most important thing in Ingrid's life was her work, and she had grown tired, as an artist, of the artificiality in Hollywood cinema; she saw in Rossellini's art a genuineness and starkness that she believed would challenge her as an actress. She was surprised, perhaps even somewhat disillusioned, as her professional and personal relationship with the director developed, but the roots of both sides of their association were based in Ingrid's great appreciation of the realism she saw in Roberto's art, so different from the slickness and artificiality of Hollywood film of the day. What she did, resulting in her condemnation and expulsion from both Hollywood and the US, was in no way worse than -- but, rather, quite mild in comparison with -- various "shenanigans" that had taken place in the US film community for decades. At first, she lied in an interview with Louella Parsons, the town's most powerful columnist, about what was unfolding in her personal life. As Ingrid says here, it seems that everyone, including actors known throughout the world, should be entitled to a private life. The machinery began to work against her, simply because the US film industry, then comprising powerful studios whose chief concern, naturally, was profit, couldn't risk offending a public that fueled the profits. The studios protected their "properties" -- if Ingrid had "cooperated," everything would have been swept under the rug or had a thick coat of varnish applied to it, as had been the case roughly fifteen years earlier, when Loretta Young "adopted" her own child, the result of a relationship with then married Clark Gable. I admire Ms Bergman's clear view of how things played out. The '50s could not have been an easy time for her.
Even in those days of strict "morality and virtue" there were all sorts of things happening behind closed doors - both in Hollywood and in "ordinary" homes. She was vilified because, unlike most of them, she didn't hide - she was a typical Swede, upfront and honest - they hated her for it and punished her.
Remember, the same type that condemned her for having a child out of wedlock are the same kind that want you to keep the baby. Yes, they will DAMN YOU if you do or don't.
WOW. What an extraordinary woman Ingrid was. Nothing like her power, stage & Screen presence ever since. Missed dearly, as unfortunately Hollywood are so preoccupied with making either Woke nonsense or glorified Commercials for Toy Figures. What an age Ingrid was part of. True Cinema.
Please define "Woke nonsense." ... or even just _woke_ .
@@Trombonology Liberal, thoughtless, politically correct rot.
No one really compares with Ingrid Bergman.
Sure! ❤❤
Mirror image of her daughter. Crazy
Rather the other way round but yes: the similarity is unbelievable.
Wonderful woman.
God certainly has a warped sense of humor when it comes to men!!! Imagine you marry Ingrid Bergman and one day you wake up, roll over and find yourself in bed with Benny Hill😂😅😮😢