It was with some misgiving that I began Ingmar Bergman, Cinematic Philosopher, the first new book about the Swedish filmmaker to appear in English since he died last year. Having spent countless hours during the past forty-five years watching Bergman’s films and reading books (and writing one) about him, I wondered if Singer’s slim volume could be more than a rehash of fami (...)
September 26, 2008
Books
Bleak Beauty
Ingmar Bergman, Cinematic PhilosopherReflections on His CreativityIrving Singer The MIT Press, $24.95, 240 pp.
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