Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman may be best known for films like Casablanca (1942) and the Hitchcock movies Spellbound (1945) and Notorious (1946) — or maybe for being the mother of Isabella Rossellini! But Bergman (like her daughter) also made a fair number of fabulous frock flicks, mostly Victorian and Edwardian, but always showcasing her dedication to craft and luminous vitality.
Emilie Gallatin in Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
Ivy Pearson in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Paula Alquist in Gaslight (1944)
Clio Dulaine in Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Joan of Arc in Joan of Arc (1948)
Lady Henrietta Flusky in Under Capricorn (1949)
Elena Sokorowska in Elena and Her Men (1956)
Anna Koreff in Anastasia (1956)
Gladys Aylward in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
Hedda Gabler in Hedda Gabler (1962)
Greta in Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Golda Meir in A Woman Called Golda (1982)
What’s your favorite of Ingrid Bergman’s historical costume movies and TV shows?
Anastasia with both the legendary Helen Hayes as Marie Feodorovna and the incredibly sexy Yul Brynner as her Svengali/love interest. Ms Bergman won her second Oscar for the role. My second are A Woman Called Golda and Elena and Her Men.
I haven’t seen most of these. Something to remedy! So I guess by default that makes Joan of Arc my favorite historical Ingrid Bergman flick. But my favorite overall IB flick is Casablanca. :-)
The ball gown in Gaslight is a GOAT.
Gaslight freaks me out. I find it so hard to watch. (I know it doesn’t count, but Casablanca . . .<3)
Gaslight still gives me chills. I love Anastasia, probably because of Yul Brynner and my fascination with the Romanovs. And despite it’s faults I also enjoy Saratoga Trunk.
Gaslight is a terrifying move. With fab frocks of course. This post makes me want to search for ‘”Ellen and Her Men” which was released in the English speaking world as “Paris Does Strange Things” with the by-line “The only thing gayer than April in Paris is Bergman in Paris”….
And yes, although not a frock-flick, another sigh for Casablanca…speaking of which Claude Rains well deserves a Man Candy Monday….
“Gaslight,” although admittedly not an appropriate movie to watch late at night–but I love both Bergman AND Boyer.
The amazing thing about Bergman is how she can be exactly as beautiful as the role requires. If the script calls for plain, she’s plain. If it calls for gorgeous and glamorous she delivers. As an actress her range was astonishing.
Under Capricorn is probably Hitchcock’s most forgotten film but I really enjoy it. The technicolor is gorgeous, too.