[December 2018] Ingmar Bergman: The 50s

“…we are privileged to pleasurably recall the totality of his now-ended efforts, we are reminded of what even the more skeptical among us have always loved and admired about Bergman’s movies: humanity, humility, insight, intelligence and a heroic seriousness of purpose. In light of his prodigious productivity, the only thing that keeps him from the very top of my personal pantheon is that most of his movies end in a realistic spirit of resignation rather than in a romantic spirit of redemption. But who can fail to be moved by his excruciatingly painful and lifelong quest for self-understanding?” Andrew Sarris

Thursday, December 6 | 8PM Sommaren med Monika aka Summer With Monika Sweden 1953 d. Ingmar Bergman with Harriet Andersson, Lars Ekborg, John Harryson, Georg Skarstedt, Dagmar Ebbesen, Åke Fridell and Naemi Briese. In Swedish with English subtitles. Black and white.  96 m

Thursday, December 13 | 8PM Sommarnattens leende aka Smiles of a Summer Night Sweden 1955 d. Ingmar Bergman with Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Margit Carlqvist, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jarl Kulle. In Swedish with English subtitles. Black and white.  108 m

Thursday, December 20 | 8PM Det sjunde inseglet aka The Seventh Seal Sweden 1957 d. Ingmar Bergman with Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson, Inga Landgré and Åke Fridell. In Swedish with English subtitles. Black and white.  96 m

Thursday, December 27 | 8PM Smultronstället aka Wild Strawberries Sweden 1957 d. Ingmar Bergman with Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin and Gunnar Björnstrand. In Swedish with English subtitles. Black and white.  91 m