A must for all those serious about cinema, Ingmar Bergman films demonstrate the art of cinema and the influence of a director’s life and religion on his craft.
Bergman has also been an influence on many a filmmaker, most notably Woody Allen, Margarethe von Trotta, Olivier Assayas, Mia Hansen-Love, Ruben Ostlund among others. Allen has made films like STARDUST MEMORIES which is definitely Bergman in tone while von Trotta has made SEARCHING FOR INGMAR BERGMAN, a documentary on the Master’s work. It is a pity the doc is not screened as part of this retrospective as it would serve as the perfect companionship. The doc was screened at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and hopefully will get a theatrical run soon.
This exhaustive series screens almost every Bergman film, which needless to say should be seen on the big screen. The cinematography by Sven…
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