December 23, 2021 - As Bergman himself put it, the ... to live together”. ... The most famous (and parodied) of all Bergman’s films, The Seventh Seal focuses on Antonius Block (Max von Sydow), a knight returning from the Crusade...

Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsLiv UllmannDavid CarradineGert Fröbe ... A film director tries to create the best film in history, but finds out that human abilities have their limits.DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsDoris SvedlundBirger MalmstenEva Henning

1 week ago - When asked in the series of interviews later titled "Ingmar Bergman – 3 dokumentärer om film, teater, Fårö och livet" conducted by Marie Nyreröd for Swedish TV and released in 2004, Bergman said that of his works, he held Winter Light, Persona, and Cries and Whispers in the highest regard.

April 19, 2024 - Whether we’re placed in a confessional booth in a cathedral, a psychiatric ward’s padded four walls, or a theatrical stage stripped of its frills and down to a minimalist state of limbo, Bergman has always fixated on the sensation of abandonment and desperation. His films exemplify purgatory, be it in the afterlife or here on a struggling planet amongst those in an uncaring civilization. I’ve been waiting to rank this director’s motion pictures for far too long, so much so that I’m releasing this ranking of every Ingmar Bergman film without any real reason to (no major dates are attached to this article) outside of the fact that I would proudly call Ingmar Bergman my favourite director of all time, and have done so for the better part of almost twenty years.

July 5, 2024 - Tour our photo gallery of Bergman's greatest films, including some of the titles listed above, as well as "Winter Light" (1963), "Persona" (1966), "Scenes from a Marriage" (1974) and more.

In 14th century Sweden, an innocent yet pampered teenage girl and being pregnant servant jealous stepsister set out from their farm to deliver candles to church but only one returns cause of events that transpire in the way.DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowBirgitta ValbergGunnel Lindblom

February 28, 2023 - Of all the films directed by Ingmar Bergman, The Seventh Seal might well be the most famous, or at least the one that's referenced the most frequently. It's a fantasy/drama about a knight discussing various weighty topics with Death while they ...

August 19, 2025 - While many such films from him, especially his early ones, were about young lovers separated for one reason or another, Wild Strawberries, one of his most famous and beloved films, is about getting old and looking back.

After "The Seventh Seal," Bergman delivered a second masterpiece. In "Wild Strawberries," the Swede again reflected his life onto the screen, while also looking to the future: Victor Sjostrom as Professor Isak Borg (here with Ingrid Thulin) ...

November 16, 2023 - I would know - this past month I watched (subjected myself to? endured?) 15 of Bergman’s most well-known films, including his two behemoth five-hour miniseries. That may seem like a lot, but given that Bergman directed over 60 feature length films throughout his career, 15 is really quite a small portion of the whole.

May 21, 2023 - 1982 – Sweden – 189 min This is by far my favourite Ingmar Bergman film and apparently one of his most autobiographical. We witness the lives of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden, through the eyes of the ten-year-old Alexander.

September 24, 2025 - Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish screenwriter and film director. 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 ...

August 2, 2020 - The process of completing the project was a natural one for Bergman, who wrote in his autobiography, The Magic Lantern: “Wood Painting gradually became The Seventh Seal, an uneven film which lies close to my heart, because it was made under ...

June 1, 2020 - The Seventh Seal was the first film to establish Bergman on the international stage and remains his most referenced and parodied. Autumn Sonata was the only time Ingmar Bergman worked with fellow Swede, Ingrid Bergman.

December 11, 2019 - Known for: Wild Strawberries, Cries & Whispers, The Seventh Seal

September 18, 2025 - One of the best movies of the '70s, Autumn Sonata is one of Bergman's most emotionally devastating films, powered by the towering performances of Ingrid Bergman (in her only collaboration with the director) and Liv Ullmann.

July 20, 1998 - Ingmar Bergman (born July 14, 1918, Uppsala, Sweden—died July 30, 2007, Fårö) was a Swedish film writer and director who achieved world fame with such films as Det sjunde inseglet (1957; The Seventh Seal); Smultronstället (1957; Wild ...

Berlin, 1923. Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsLiv UllmannDavid CarradineGert Fröbe

July 31, 2017 - Bergman is categorised as ‘austere’, despite his playfulness, exemplified by Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), and the sensuality of many of his key works, including Persona (1966) and Cries & Whispers (1972).