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Port of Call
(1948) |
Summer Interlude
(1951) |
Waiting Women
(1952) |
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| Bergman pays homage to French poetic realism and Italian neo-realism in this poignant romantic drama. [More...] | An exquisite portrait of the tragic transience of love and life, Bergman's first masterpiece. [More...] | This inspired tragicomic look at the fragile nature of love was Bergman's first commercial success. [More...] |
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Summer with Monika
(1953) |
Sawdust and Tinsel
(1953) |
A Lesson in Love
(1954) |
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| Gunnar Fischer's sensual cinematography makes this portrait of adolescent love intensely evocative. [More...] | There are echoes of Fellini in this portrayal of a group of circus folk, whose fortunes are threatened by love and jealousy. [More...] | This comical depiction of a disintegrating marriage presages Bergman's later Scenes from a Marriage. [More...] |
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Smiles of a Summer Night
(1955) |
The Seventh Seal
(1957) |
Wild Strawberries
(1957) |
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| This gloriously entertaining French farce inspired Woody Allen's A Midsummers Night Sex Comedy. [More...] | Bergman's most famous film is this darkly comedic reflection on faith, religion and existence. [More...] | Best remembered for its surreal dream sequences, this film is one of Bergman's most poetic and mysterious. [More...] |
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The Magician
(1958) |
The Virgin Spring
(1960) |
Through a Glass Darkly
(1961) |
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| Bergman vents his frustration with unsympathetic critics and audiences in this odd mix of farce and Gothic horror. [More...] | Inspired by a Medieval ballad, this bleak film shows the conflict between base instincts and higher spiritual qualities. [More...] | A quintessentially Bergman-esque study in those essential elements of human experience - love, faith and hope. [More...] |
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Winter Light
(1962) |
The Silence
(1963) |
Persona
(1966) |
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| In his most austere film, Bergman explores the relationship between man and God in a world where human suffering is all too visible. [More...] | A companion piece to Persona, this film looks at the dual nature of man through the lives of two contrasting sisters. [More...] | One of many Bergman films to explore human duality and how someone's persona can be shaped by his experiences. [More...] |
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Hour of the Wolf
(1968) |
The Passion of Anna
(1969) |
Cries and Whispers
(1972) |
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| Bergman's stunningly surreal reflection on the destructive relationship between an artist and his art. [More...] | Again, Bergman looks at how external factors can influence someone's persona, for good and bad. [More...] | The essential Bergman-esque themes of duality and mortality underpin this poignant period drama. [More...] |
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Scenes from a Marriage
(1973) |
Fanny and Alexander
(1982) |
Saraband
(2003) |
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| This devastating portrait of a disintegrating marriage is one of Bergman's greatest achievements. [More...] | For this lavish period drama, Bergman drew heavily on his own brutal experiences as a child. [More...] | Bergman's final work is one of his best - a poignant drama on the irreconcilable conflict between generations. [More...] |























