Ingmar Bergman The Life and Films of the Last Great European Director

Name: Ingmar Bergman The Life and Films of the Last Great European Director
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ISBN: 9781848850460

ISBN-10: 1848850468

ISBN-13: 9781848850460

Edition: 2009

Authors: Geoffrey Macnab

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Ingmar Bergman was the last and arguably the greatest of the old-style European auteurs and his influence across all areas of contemporary cinema has continued to be considerable since his death in July 2007. Drawing on interviews with collaborators and original research, this book puts Bergman's career into the context of his life and offers a new and revealing portrait of this great filmmaker. Geoffrey Macnab explores the often painfully autobiographical nature of his work, while also looking in detail at Bergman as a craftsman. He considers Bergman's working relationship with his actors (especially the actresses he helped make into international stars), his passion for theatre,…

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.53" wide x 9.41" long x 0.95" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Geoffrey Macnab is a film writer who contributes to Sight and Sound, Moving Pictures International, and Time Out. He is the author of J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry.



Prologue on international reaction to Bergman's death


Introduction Bergman's influence on filmmakers working today


A Biographical Portrait


European Cinema of the 1940s


Early Work, 1944-1950


1953-1960


Bergman's actresses


Religious Faith: The Trilogy


A Man of the Theatre


The Magus


Bergman and Business


Prospero in Retreat


Bergman today


Notes


Bibliography


Index