‘Persona’: Ingmar Bergman’s Psychological Masterpiece as the White Whale of Critical Analysis
In 1963 Ingmar Bergman was appointed head of the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm. Refusing to cut back on his…
Sven Nykvist
Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
The year is 1961 and Ingmar Bergman is making a movie. While planted on the scene as apprentice to Bergman,…
‘Sätta Ljus’: A documentary about Sven Nykvist’s lighting process on ‘The Sacrifice’
Sven Nykvist expressed this view of Tarkovsky’s method: “The Russian director has scenes that run seven, eight or nine minutes,…
Ang Lee on Ingmar Bergman
Two years ago, you recorded an introduction for the Criterion Collection DVD of Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring, a film…
Ingmar Bergman: Reflections on Life, Death, and Love with Erland Josephson
Legendary director Ingmar Bergman rarely gives interviews, but in 1999 he made an exception for journalist Malou von Sivers of…