Film Focus
Bergman
Ingmar Bergman is one of the most important filmmakers of the twentieth century. In more than forty films, the Swedish director explored themes such as faith and doubt, love and desire, loneliness, death and the often troubled relationships between people with great precision.
Throughout his life, Bergman worked at the intersection of film and theatre. This background is evident in his focus on actors, language and human interaction, but also in the extraordinary power of his imagery. From The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries to Persona: time and again, Bergman explores what happens when people step away from their familiar roles and masks.
This retrospective offers the opportunity to rediscover a body of work that can still be surprisingly direct and confrontational.