I'm a huge fan of Swedish film auteur, Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007). His work, which usually features characters wresting with the big philosophical questions of life & death, love & hate, God & humanity, pain & pleasure, and which are filmed in a beautifully stark way, has touched something in me that I have rarely found anywhere else. Are you a fan? Let's talk.
Films directed by Bergman that we own on DVD/Blu-ray:
- Crisis (1946) ★★★☆☆
- A Ship to India (1947) ★★★★☆
- Port of Call (1948) ★★★☆☆
- Thirst (1949) ★★★☆☆
- To Joy (1950) ★★★★★
- Summer Interlude (1951) ★★★★★
- Waiting Women (1952)
- Summer With Monika (1953) ★★★★☆
- Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) ★★★☆☆
- A Lesson in Love (1954)
- Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) ★★★☆☆
- Dreams (1955) ★★★★☆
- The Seventh Seal (1957) ★★★★★
- Wild Strawberries (1957) ★★★★★
- The Magician (1958) ★★★☆☆
- Brink of Life (1958) ★★★★☆
- The Virgin Spring (1960) ★★★★☆
- The Devil's Eye (1960) ★★★☆☆
- Through a Glass Darkly (1961) ★★★★★
- Winter Light (1963) ★★★★★
- The Silence (1963) ★★☆☆☆
- All These Women (1964) ★★★☆☆
- Persona (1966) ★★★★☆
- Daniel (1967) - short ★★★★☆
- Hour of the Wolf (1968) ★★★★☆
- Shame (1968) ★★★★☆
- The Passion of Anna (1969) ★★★☆☆
- The Rite (1969) ★★★☆☆
- Fårö Document (1970) ★★★★★
- The Touch (1971)
- Cries and Whispers (1972) ★★★★☆
- Scenes From a Marriage - television version (1973) ★★★★★
- Scenes From a Marriage - US theatrical version (1974) ★★★★★
- The Magic Flute (1975) ★★★★☆
- The Serpent's Egg (1977) ★★☆☆☆
- Autumn Sonata (1978) ★★★★☆
- The Making of Autumn Sonata (1978) ★★★★☆
- Fårö Document 1979 (1979) ★★★★★
- From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) ★★★★☆
- Fanny and Alexander - theatrical version (1982) ★★★★★
- Fanny and Alexander - television version (1983) ★★★★★
- The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1984) ★★★★★
- After the Rehearsal (1984)
- Karin's Face (1986) - short ★★★★☆
- Saraband (2003)
Interviews with Bergman that we own on DVD/Blu-ray:
- An Interview with Ingmar Bergman (from 'Man Alive') (1970)
- Ingmar Bergman at Sixty (The South Bank Show) (1978) ★★★★★
- Ingmar Bergman Bids Farewell to Film directed by Nils-Petter Sundgren (1983)
- Reflections on Life, Death, and Love with Erland Josephson directed by Stefan Brann (2000)
- Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work directed by Jörn Donner (1998) ★★★★★
- Intermezzo directed by Gunnar Bergdahl (2002)
- Bergman Island directed by Marie Nyreröd (2004) ★★★★★
Bergman-related films that we own on DVD/Blu-ray:
- Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie directed by Vilgot Sjöman (1963)
- Silence! Action! The Magic Flute! directed by Katinka Faragó & Måns Reuterswärd (1975)
- A Bergman Tapestry (1982)
- Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern directed by Michael Winterbottom (1988)
- A Tribute to Bergman by Woody Allen (1989)
- Fårö Island Mystique directed by Greg Carson (2004)
- Sven Nykvist: With One Eye He Cries directed by Greg Carson (2004)
- Bergman 101 (2009) ★★★★★
- ...But Film is My Mistress directed by Stig Björkman (2010) ★★★★★
- Liv & Ingmar directed by Dheeraj Akolkar (2012)
- Bergman Island directed by Mia Hansen-Løve (2021) ★★★★☆
Books related to Bergman or his work that we own:
- The Seventh Seal: A Film (Modern Filmscripts) by Ingmar Bergman (1960) ★★★★★
- Four Screenplays: Smiles of a Summer Night, The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, The Magician by Ingmar Bergman (1969)
- Three Films: Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light, The Silence (1969)
- Changing by Liv Ullmann (1977) ★★★★★
- Ingmar Bergman: The Cinema as Mistress by Philip Moseley (1981) ★★★★☆
- The Passion of Ingmar Bergman by Frank Gado (1986)
- The Magic Lantern: An Autobiography by Ingmar Bergman (1989) ★★★★☆
- The Seventh Seal (BFI Film Classics) by Melvyn Bragg (1993) ★★★★★
- The Best Intentions by Ingmar Bergman (1994)
- Images: My Life in Film by Ingmar Bergman (1994) ★★★★★
- Ingmar Bergman, Cinematic Philosopher: Reflections on His Creativity by Irving Singer (2007) ★★★★☆
- Ingmar Bergman's Cinema by The Criterion Collection (2018)
- Unquiet: A Novel by Linn Ullmann (2019) ★★★★★
- God and the Devil: The Life and Work of Ingmar Bergman by Peter Cowie (2023) ★★★★☆
Films made after Bergman's death which remind me of his work:
- The White Ribbon, directed by Michael Haneke (2009)
- Amour, directed by Michael Haneke (2012)
- Miss Julie, directed by Liv Ullman (2014)
- First Reformed, directed by Paul Schrader (2017)