Bergman Genius

a ritual act an intercession, a satisfaction of the inner needE

Ingmar Bergman

The following is a journey into the life and artistic work of the great film director Ingmar Bergman. It is an exploration of those elements in his life which served to inspire his creative force, and thematic interests, and finally how these themes are reflected in that particular element of filmmaking known as Mise en Scene.

There are three major thematic elements at play throughout the majority of films made by Bergman: Death, Love, and God. All of which are extensively interreated and have deep meaning and importance in the life of Ingmar Bergman.

Bergman id quoted in one of his interviews as saying to make a film “is to plunge into the very depths of childhoodE. Bergman’s early childhood expirieces are so intimately connected to his film making that no analysis of his work would be complete without acknowledging their impact. However in attributing his creativity to his early childhood he is not referring to an external reality

Some topics in this essay:
Controlled Mother’s, Royal Family, Knight Framed, Lutheran Church, Fischer Bergman’s, Hedvig Elwnora, LIFE Bergman, Knight Knights, Fanny Alexander, Bergman’s Mise, mise en, mise en scene, en scene, mia knight, death love, god death, baby mikael, vivid imagination, shot 1, mother child, ingmar bergman, god death love, knight space mia, wardrobe beside stairs, mia baby mikael,