How Do You Watch Ingmar Bergman Films?
One of the most renowned film directors of the 20th century, Ingmar Bergman explored human relationships in 62 films. This Swedish filmmaker won praise from critics and audiences for films like “The Seventh Seal,” “Fanny and Alexander” and “Scenes from a Marriage.” Although Bergman’s films certainly contained happy moments, they concentrated on the darker aspects of life and love. Look for allegories about life and death, love and loss. The most famous image in a Bergman film is that of a chess game between Death (portrayed as a black-robed, white-faced man) playing a chess game against a knight on a beach. Identify Bergman’s usual cast of actors. Actress Liv Ullman, his creative muse and companion in the late 1960s, Max Von Sydow and Bibi Andersson appeared in many of his most famous films. Ullman garnered an Academy Award nomination for Bergman’s film “Face to Face” in 1976. Notice that Bergman created strong female characters. “Cries and Whispers” concerns two sisters who care for t
