STOCKHOLM — The secluded island home where Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman spent his final years is up for sale.
Several bidders have expressed interest in the 84-acre (34-hectare) property on the small Baltic Sea island of Faro, according to Joachim Wrang-Widen at Christie's Great Estates in London, which is managing the sale.
Bergman, who died on July 30, 2007, is famous for cinema classics such as "The Seventh Seal" and the Oscar-winning "Fanny and Alexander."
He lived in the main house alone after his wife Ingrid died in 1995. The building is partly designed by Bergman and is surrounded by pine forest and meadows. The estate also has other buildings, including a whitewashed barn where he had his private cinema and a writing lodge.
"We've had requests from France, Sweden, Germany, and several from the U.S.," Wrang-Widen said Wednesday.
He declined to put a price tag on the property.
Bergman moved to Faro after visiting the island in 1960 in search of a shooting location for "Through a Glass Darkly." The filmmaker spent almost 40 years on the island and was buried there.
"For the Bergman family this is not a question of a speedy sale, but a correct sale," Wrang-Widen said. "I suspect the Bergman family may have a few thoughts on what type of buyer it wants."