Ingmar Bergman

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Ingmar Bergman

• Born 1918 in Sweden
• One of major auteur directors
• 45 Films 1940s 1980s

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A Few of Major Films

• Wild Strawberries 1956
• The Seventh Seal 1957
• The Virgin Spring 1960
• Through a Glass Darkly 1961
• Persona 1966
• Fanny and Alexander 1982

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Style

• Austere
• Intimate
• Brooding
• Philosophical
• Religious
• Dark

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Themes

• Loneliness
• Sanity
• Love
• Family
• Theater/Art

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The Seventh Seal

• Set in Medieval sweden during plague
• Returning Knight looking for evidence of God
• Allegory of playing chess with devil
• Existential message

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The Virgin Spring

• About death and retribution
• Medieval setting
• Theme of revenge and forgiveness

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The Trilolgy

• Through a Glass Darkly 1961
• Winter Light 1963
• The Silence 1963

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Fanny and Alexander

• About 2 children in theatrical family
• Auto biographical elements
• Answer to his pessimistic questions of films of
  60s and 70s.