The Virgin Spring
(1960) [M]

A young girl, Karin, is raped and killed by two herdsman on her way to church. Her foster sister, played by Gunnel Lindblom, witnesses the crime and reports back to Karin’s parents shortly after the perpetrators arrive at the couple’s home seeking shelter for the night, unaware of their...  More

Smiles Of A Summer Night
(1955) [PG]

A romantic comedy of manners with a satirical edge, Smiles of a Summer’s Night takes place in 1900 and was inspired in part by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Full of subtle eroticism and wit, Ingmar Bergman’s romance proposes that falling in love - or lust - beyond the...  More

Scenes From A Marriage (Theatrical version)
(1973) [M]

Marianne and Johan always seemed like the perfect couple. But when Johan suddenly leaves Marianne for another woman, they are forced to confront the disintegration of their marriage. Shot in intense, intimate close-ups by master cinematographer Sven Nykvist, the film chronicles ten years of...  More

Face To Face (Ansikte mot ansikte)
(1976)

A sensitive exploration of the tragic irony of the psychiatrist suffering with mental illness. Dr. Jenny Isaksson (Liv Ullman) is a psychiatrist married to another psychiatrist; both are successful in their jobs but slowly, agonizingly, she succumbs to a breakdown. Jenny is haunted by images and...  More

Persona
(1967) [MA]

Widely recognised as one of Ingmar Bergman's most extraordinary and influential films, Persona is a rich and poetic study of womanhood and identity, featuring two of the Swedish master's greatest leading ladies, Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson. Elizabeth (Ullmann) is a famous actress who is...  More

Ingmar Bergman Collection Supplemental
(2002)

An essential collection of documentary featurettes on legendary Swedish film-maker Ingmar Bergman and his long-time cinematographer Sven Nykvist. # "Intermezzo" (2002): a rare conversation with Ingmar Bergman # An interview with Ingmar Bergman (1970) # "Sven Nykvist: With One Eye He Cries": a...  More

Cries and Whispers
(1972) [M]

The relationship between three sisters is masterfully explored by Bergman in Cries and Whispers. In rural Sweden around the turn of the century, three sisters reside in a vast manor house with their housekeeper. Agnes lives out the last days of her life in pain, hoping for companionship and...  More

Sawdust and Tinsel
(1953) [M]

Albert, the owner of a small and tawdry circus, arrives at a town where he attempts to effect a reconciliation with his wife Agda whom he left for the circus many years before. She refuses to resume their marriage, while Albert's former lover, Anne, upset at Albert's rejection, has a humiliating...  More

Dreams (Kvinnodröm)
(1955) [PG]

Ingmar Bergman's DREAMS follows Susanne, a photographer, and her model Doris as they journey to Gothenburg for a fashion shoot. While there, Susanne attempts to reconcile with her married lover while Doris endeavours to forget her fiancé by becoming involved with a rich businessman. Themes of...  More

Through a Glass Darkly
(1961) [M]

A young woman, Karin, has recently returned to the family island after spending some time in a mental hospital. On the island with her is her lonely brother and kind, but increasingly desperate husband (Max von Sydow). They are joined by Karin's father (Gunnar Björnstrand), who is a...  More