Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish film and theater director whose work defined art-house cinema in the mid-twentieth century.
His films—*The Seventh Seal*, *Persona*, *Wild Strawberries*, *Fanny and Alexander*—explore mortality, faith, memory, and psychological anguish with stark imagery and intense close-ups.
Very Bergman describes anything brooding, existential, or visually austere.
Director with total control
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- art-houseVenue for unconventional films
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
close-up · montage · storyboard · long take · chiaroscuro · black-and-white · flashback · voiceover
Philosophy stressing self-created meaning
- mortalityState of eventual death
- faithTrust without proof
- doubtLack of firm belief
- despairTotal absence of hope
alienation · identity · introspection · marriage · infidelity · family · memory · dreams
Author of stage dramas
- stageRaised performance platform
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- MolièreTartuffe's comic creator
Ibsen · A Doll's House · repertory · stagecraft · costume · monologue · lighting · script
Sweden's seat of government
- ScandinaviaNordic countries collectively
- NordicOf northern Europe
- SwedenScandinavian country, capital Stockholm
- GothenburgSwedish coastal metropolis
Malmö · Uppsala · Midsummer · Max von Sydow
auteur
Director with total control
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- art-houseVenue for unconventional films
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
screenplay · close-up · montage · storyboard · long take · chiaroscuro · black-and-white · flashback · voiceover · dream sequence
existentialism
Philosophy stressing self-created meaning
despair · alienation · identity · introspection · marriage · infidelity · family · memory · dreams · psychological
playwright
Author of stage dramas
- stageRaised performance platform
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
Molière · Ibsen · A Doll's House · repertory · stagecraft · costume · monologue · lighting · script · actress
Stockholm
Sweden's seat of government
- ScandinaviaNordic countries collectively
- NordicOf northern Europe
- SwedenScandinavian country, capital Stockholm
Gothenburg · Malmö · Uppsala · Midsummer · Max von Sydow
The Seventh Seal
Apocalyptic chess match allegory
- The Magic FluteMozart's final operatic masterpiece
Ingmar BergmanMichael Bay
Cecil B. DeMille · Steven Spielberg · George Lucas · James Cameron · Tony Scott
Ingmar BergmanWalt Disney
Nora Ephron · Richard Curtis · Judd Apatow · Adam Sandler · Marx Brothers
Ingmar BergmanRidley Scott
Peter Jackson · Christopher Nolan · Sergio Leone · John Ford