Ingmar Bergman's Cinema Blu-ray Collection
In honor of Ingmar Bergman's centenary, the Criterion Collection proudly presents their most comprehensive home video collection of his films ever released! A pivotal post-war voice in art-house cinema, Bergman dazzled the world with his intense explorations of the most profound spiritual & metaphysical questions. Struggles of morality, dreams, & the joys and pains of human relationships- Bergman delved into them all, spanning from thought-provoking comedies to groundbreaking modern experiments & deeply personal family dramas. From The Seventh Seal & Fanny & Alexander to Dreams, The Rite & Brink of Life, explore 39 of his films- arranged as a film festival with opening & closing nights. Plus, explore with the included 248-page book and over 30 hours of features! Ingmar Bergman's Cinema offers something for any fan- explore its themes & blaze trails throughout the master's incomparable body of work!
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Thirty-nine films, including eighteen never before released by Criterion
- Digital restorations of the films, including a new 4K restoration of The Seventh Seal and new 2K restorations of Crisis, Persona, Fanny and Alexander, and many others, with uncompressed monaural and stereo soundtracks
- Eleven introductions by director Ingmar Bergman Six audio commentaries
- Over five hours of interviews with Bergman Interviews with Bergman’s collaborators, including actors Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Ingrid Bergman, Erland Josephson, Gunnel Lindblom, Liv Ullmann, and Max von Sydow and cinematographer Sven Nykvist Daniel and Karin’s Face, two rarely seen documentary shorts by Bergman Documentaries about the making of Autumn Sonata, Fanny and Alexander, The Magic Flute, The Serpent’s Egg, The Touch, and Winter Light
- Extensive programs about Bergman’s life and work, including Bergman Island, . . . But Film Is My Mistress, Laterna Magica, Liv & Ingmar, and others Behind-the-scenes footage, video essays, trailers, stills galleries, and more
- PLUS: A lavishly illustrated 248-page book, featuring essays on the films by critics, scholars, and authors including Cowie, Alexander Chee, Molly Haskell, Karan Mahajan, Fernanda Solórzano, and many others, along with selections from remarks and texts by Bergman himself
