Port of Call
(1948)

Summer Interlude
(1951)

Waiting Women
(1952)

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...]

Summer with Monika
(1953)

Sawdust and Tinsel
(1953)

A Lesson in Love
(1954)

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...]

Smiles of a Summer Night
(1955)

The Seventh Seal
(1957)

Wild Strawberries
(1957)

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...]

The Magician
(1958)

The Virgin Spring
(1960)

Through a Glass Darkly
(1961)

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...]

Winter Light
(1962)

The Silence
(1963)

Persona
(1966)

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...]

Hour of the Wolf
(1968)

The Passion of Anna
(1969)

Cries and Whispers
(1972)

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...]

Scenes from a Marriage
(1973)

Fanny and Alexander
(1982)

Saraband
(2003)

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...]

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