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Michael Bergmann

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Michael Bergmann
Born
Occupation(s)Writer, director, producer
ParentMartin S. Bergmann
RelativesHugo Bergman (grandfather)

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

Biography

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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

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Bergmann's films include:

Bergmann also wrote the libretto for Stefania de Kenessey's 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

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  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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