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Between 1944 and 2003 he directed 48 feature-length films (44 narrative films and 4 documentaries) as well as many short films. He also served as writer and producer for many other films. In addition to his work in film, Bergman was a playwright and theatre director, and he simultaneously worked extensively in theatre throughout his film career.
Ernst Ingmar Bergman [a] (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors of all time, [1] [2] [3] his films have been described as "profoundly personal meditations into the myriad struggles facing the psyche and the soul". [4]
The film consists of still photos of Bergman's mother and other family members shown over a simple piano score by Bergman's former wife, Käbi Laretei, with no narration. Production [ edit ]
The film was reviewed from a musical perspective by Richard Evidon, who paid Bergman the compliment of praising the film as a realization of Mozart's own vision: "Only Ingmar Bergman could have made this Magic Flute; but part of his achievement is in letting us forget the director's hand as we watch and are drawn closer to Mozart's sublime work."
The film ranked 6th on Cahiers du Cinéma's Top 10 Films of the Year List in 1957. [2] In 2012 it was voted one of the 25 best Swedish films of all time. [ 3 ] The film was shown as part of an Ingmar Bergman Retrospective at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011.
Ingmar Bergman's Cinema (The Criterion Collection) $299.99. Buy Now On Amazon. Thirty-nine films from the legendary Swedish filmmaker are collected in this limited-edition boxed set, including ...
Ansiktet (lit. ' The Face ' [1]), also released as The Magician, is a 1958 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Max von Sydow and Ingrid Thulin.The plot follows a traveling magician named Albert Vogler, whose allegedly supernatural live shows are challenged by the skeptical population of a small village.
The festival which runs Aug. 20-26, is also screening her 2000 Palme d’or entry “Faithless,” penned by Ingmar Bergman, who […] Liv Ullmann on Ingmar Bergman, Her Top Films, Having Empathy ...