It is not easy to find a description for an actress such as Ingrid Bergman. A forty-year career, three Oscars and four nominations, from Casablanca to Notorious, from Joan of Arc to Autumn Sonata. She was an icon of cinema, who, with her matchless beauty and style, succeeded in becoming one of the greatest film celebrities. Her face and her natural elegance made her a symbol of femininity, a quality that she retained unblemished and dazzling right through to old age. With this statuette, we wish to recompose the acclaimed couple from Casablanca in the most famous cinema scene of all time. The farewell at the airport has by now become part of the collective imagination, an epochal scene that brings us back to the golden years of black and white cinema: a scene that has become a timeless classic. Working on the perfection and delicacy of Ingrid Bergman’s figure was a challenge that involved many artists working at the height of their powers. But now, at last, we will be able to hear the famous words, “If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him, you'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life.”
Here is the perfect companion for the Humphrey Bogart statue, completing one of the most famous cinema scenes of all time. In this work, the splendid Ingrid Bergman is at the peak of her incomparable beauty, with the remarkable elegance that would make her forever a style icon. This statue was made possible by the unparalleled artistic skill of many professionals, who have succeeded, thanks to their remarkable expertise, in creating a small masterpiece of the likes never seen before. For the first time ever, a great actress such as Ingrid Bergman takes form and becomes part of the world of high-level collectible statue.