Ingmar Bergman

Ernst Ingmar Bergman, a colossus of cinema who passed in 2007, directed over six decades more than sixty films and documentaries, most penned by his own hand, alongside a parallel career staging over 170 plays. His profound meditations on the human psyche, often set on the windswept Fårö Island, were enriched by collaborations with cinematographers Gunnar Fischer and Sven Nykvist, and a roster of Swedish actors including Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow. Bergman's tenure as Leading Director at the Royal Dramatic Theatre and the Residenztheater cemented his influence on both stage and screen.