Ingmar Bergman

​Ingmar​ Bergman's​ work​ is​ both​ influential​ and​ highly​ acclaimed,​ leaving​ its​ mark in​delibly​ on​ a whole​ generation​ of​ cineasts.​ Many​ of​ his​ films​, notably Th​e​ Seventh​ Seal,​ Wild​ Strawberries​ and​ Cries​ and​ Whispers​ have​ been​ hailed​ as​ classics.​ Bergman has​ made​ over​ forty films​ in​ a period​ spanning​ nearl​y three​ decades.Man​y are​ closely​ related​ to​ each​ other​ through​ Bergman​'s​ personal​ preoccupations​ and meditations.​ All​ of​ them​ bear​ the​ mark​ of​ his​ highly​ individualistic​ treatment​ of such​ universal​ themes​ as human isolation, relationships, the existence of God and the position of the artist in society.

This is a criticial history of Berman's films , from his earliest work as a writer/director up to Autumn Sonata and his first projects outside of his native Sweden. The author traces the development of Bergman's highly individual techniques , dialogues and his disjointed use of time and space in the narrative and explores Bergman's sense of identity as a Scandinavian artist. He explores Bergman's personal biography, especially his early life as the son of a Lutheran minister.