Description
Author Jörn Donner
Translator: Holger Lundbergh
Publisher Dover Publications, 1972 (originally Indiana University Press, 1961)
Format Paperback, 1972 Dover Edition
Condition very good plus
summary
In The Films of Ingmar Bergman, acclaimed Finnish critic and filmmaker Jörn Donner delivers a compelling and insightful examination of one of cinema’s most enigmatic auteurs. Spanning Bergman’s early work beginning with Torment through to All These Women, this richly illustrated volume explores the thematic and stylistic evolution of a master who redefined cinematic language. Donner analyzes Bergman’s recurring motifs—existential dread, human frailty, and spiritual yearning—while contextualizing his output within both Swedish culture and global film history. Translated with clarity and elegance by Holger Lundbergh, this edition includes 58 illustrations that vividly capture the haunting imagery of Bergman’s oeuvre. A must-have for cinephiles, scholars, and anyone drawn to the intersection of art and introspection, this book offers rare insight into the mind of a genius whose work continues to shape modern cinema.