This concise overview of the career of one of the modern masters of world cinema defines Ingmar Bergman\'s conception of the human condition as a struggle to find meaning in life as it is played out.
Other important but lesser known Films covered include Naked Night, Shame, Cries and Whispers, and Scenes from a Marriage..
After examining six existential themes explored repeatedly in Bergman\'s films--judgment, abandonment, suffering, shame, a visionary picture, and a turning toward or away from others--Jesse Kalin shows how these themes are expressed in eight of his films, including well known favorites such as Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, Smiles of a Summer Night, and Fanny and Alexander.
This concise overview of the career of one of the modern masters of world cinema defines Ingmar Bergman\'s conception of the human condition as a struggle to find meaning in life as it is played out
