Category: Director

We have all had times where we’ve questioned our faith, whether it’s faith in the terms of a religious sense, or faith in humanity. Bergman…

For 1960, The Virgin Spring is a real shape-shifter for the audiences back then fidgeting in their seats at such extraordinary, shocking story-telling. In fact,…

It only seems necessary that I watch Bergman’s last film seeing as I watched his first film Torment. Released in 2003, Saraband is a sequel…

For my next entry, I decided to visit Bergman’s first directional feature It Rains on Our Love, (Det regnar på vår kärlek). The screenplay was…

Those who follow me on Twitter will probably know that one of my favourite films this year so far has been Tony Zierra’s Filmworker produced…

This is entry number 5 and we are half way through my challenge to watch 10 films by Ingmar Bergman. Although I must admit I…

During the research for my previous article regarding Stanley Kubrick’s fan letter to Ingmar Bergman, I came across another letter penned by a famous director,…

There’s no denying that Ingmar Bergman made a lasting impression on so many great filmmakers. But it’s often hard to wrap our heads around the…

Pain is seemingly always around us. Whether it is the pain we inflict upon ourselves or pain that comes unannounced and undeserved, we have all…

I have written letters to writers I admire. Often I find myself squirming with embarrassment when I recall the words I wrote, (and I am…

There’s something mysterious about circus life; it sounds like a life of freedom and a place where you find yourself. We have all heard of…

If one were to consider the case, it is almost interesting to consider where Robert Altman fits in the pantheon on the American cinema canon,…

The next entry for my challenge, and it really doesn’t feel like a challenge at all. I am really enjoying watching these films, which have…

– – – Contains Spoilers – – – America has always been obsessed with the doomed romantic tale of the bank robbing couple on the…