Ingmar Bergman: The Cinema as Mistress

by Philip Mosley

Philip Mosley's study is primarily a critical history of Bergman's films dating from his earliest work as a writer/director in the late 'forties right up to Autumn Sonata and his first projects outside of his native Sweden. The author traces the development of Bergman's highly individual techniques, dialogues and his disjointed use of time and space in the narrative. Mosley sees Bergman's cinematic innovations as a product of his own sense of identity as a Scandinavian artist. He stresses the importance of Bergman's personal biography, especially his early life and experiences in Sweden as the son of a Lutheran minister.

Genres: Film

192 pages, Hardcover

First published November 5, 1981

Reviews

[Rose Carlyle]

I read this book aloud to the resident cinephile.