Daniel Sebastian Bergman (; born 7 September 1962) is a Swedish film director. He is the son of

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known as "profoun ...

and

Käbi Laretei Käbi Alma Laretei (14 July 1922 – 31 October 2014) was an Estonian-Swedish concert pianist. Her father Heinrich Laretei was a diplomat in the service of the Republic of Estonia as ambassador to Sweden; when the Soviet Union occupied Estonia ...

. As a child, Bergman appeared in a 1967 Swedish program called ''Stimulantia'', which consisted of eight episodes, one of which was directed by his father Ingmar. The short, 10-minute film focuses on the first two years of Daniel's life. His mother Käbi is also seen. He was the assistant director of Andrei Tarkovsky on ''Offret'' ('' The Sacrifice'', 1986). Bergman directed an episode of the Swedish horror series ''

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'', with

Ernst-Hugo Järegård Ernst-Hugo Alfred Järegård (12 December 1928 – 6 September 1998) was a Swedish actor. Biography Järegård was born in Ystad. He received his acting training at Malmö City Theatre. From 1962 he was an actor in Sweden's prominent Royal Dr ...

. Bergman's independent ability as a director was seen as compromised following the 1992 film ''Sunday's Children'', which he directed with his father providing the screenplay. The film was seen in Swedish reviews as an attempt by Ingmar to boost the career of his son.Roger W. Oliver. Ingmar Bergman: An Artist's Journey.

Selected filmography

* 1987 - ''Ägget'' * 1988 - ''

Go'natt Herr Luffare Go'natt Herr Luffare is a 1988 Swedish film directed by Daniel Bergman and based on the novel of the same name by Astrid Lindgren. Plot One night Sven, Anna and Stina have to stay home alone as their parents go to a funeral. Before the parents le ...

'' * 1989 - '' Brenda Brave'' * 1992 - '' Söndagsbarn'' (''Sunday's Children'') * 1997 - ''Svenska hjältar'' (''Swedish Heroes'')

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* * 1962 births Living people Swedish film directors Swedish people of Estonian descent Swedish people of Belgian descent {{Sweden-film-director-stub