Michael Bergmann

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Michael Bergmann
Born
United States
Occupation(s)Writer, director, producer
Parent Martin S. Bergmann
Relatives Hugo Bergman (grandfather)

Michael Bergmann is an American writer, director, and producer.

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Biography

Michael Bergmann graduated with a B.A. in Latin from Columbia University in 1975 and studied film concurrently at N.Y.U. Undergraduate Film School. He went on to study at the N.Y.U. Graduate School of Film and Television.[ citation needed ] He is married to the sculptor Meredith Bergmann.

Bergmann is the son of two Freudian psychoanalysts and the grandson of Hugo Bergmann, a philosopher who was one of the founders of Hebrew University in Jerusalem. [1] He is also the great-grandson of Berta Fanta, a Prague salonière whose circle included Franz Kafka and Max Brod.

Filmography

Bergmann's films include:

Bergmann wrote the libretto for Stefania de Kenessey's opera The Bonfire of the Vanities: The Opera , based on Tom Wolfe’s novel The Bonfire of the Vanities , and directed the premiere in New York on October 9, 2015. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Fox, Margalit (January 27, 2014). "Martin S. Bergmann, Psychoanalyst and an On-Screen Philosopher, Dies at 100". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Awards". Common Good Film Festival. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Chow, Andrew R. (July 12, 2015). "'The Bonfire of the Vanities' Gets Opera Adaptation" . Retrieved September 12, 2015.
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