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Master of the art of darkness dies at 89
The great, gaunt magus of European arthouse cinema, Ingmar Bergman, who has died at the age of 89, finally declared that even he found his own films too depressing to watch.
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'No one made films like him'
Ingmar Bergman, the Swedish film-maker who died yesterday, transfixed and inspired generations of cinema-goers. Here, some of his greatest admirers explain why he mattered.
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Twin visionaries of a darker art
Two greats of European cinema died last week. The Observer's film critic Philip French looks back on the life and work of directors Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni, who shone a light on the soul of the 20th century and created unforgettable images that have become part of the iconography of modern life.
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Through a glass clearly
Leader: With Bergman's death at the age of 89, after a career in the cinema of some 60 years, there can be no real argument either about the sustained moral achievement of his work or about his importance in the history of cinema.
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Obituary
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Ingmar Bergman 1918-2007
Undisputed colossus of the 'art' cinema whose work astonished with its recognition of cruelty, death and above all the torment of doubt.
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Gallery
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A life in pictures
A quick tour through the legendary Swedish film-maker's oeuvre of more than 40 films.
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Quiz
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All about Ingmar
The great Swedish director has died aged 89. How much did you know about his life and films?
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On the blog
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Ingmar Bergman's death marks the end of an era
Peter Bradshaw: The great Swedish film director and dramatist was perhaps the mind of his generation. No one makes films like Bergman now.
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Allen is a mere Osric to Bergman's Hamlet
David Thomson: Forget Woody Allen, it is Andrei Tarkovsky who is the more direct descendant of Ingmar Bergman.
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Ingmar Bergman's greatest scenes
Andrew Pulver: Remind yourselves of the great Swedish film-maker's finest moments with these clips.
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Ingmar Bergman, Sweden and us
Martin Kettle: The film legend raised Sweden's profile in Britain. We may not feel the same about his homeland now, but I hope he gets the tributes he deserves.
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Bergman's number one fan: Woody Allen
Clare Margetson: From Woody Allen to Sally Potter, read what Ingmar Bergman meant to film-makers working today.
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Letters
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The rhythm and light of Bergman
Peter Bradshaw writes of Ingmar Bergman that 'even he found his own films too depressing to watch' (Master of the art of darkness, July 31).
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Cinema beyond Hollywood
Peter Bradshaw's tribute to Ingmar Bergman (July 31) was marred by unthoughtful nostalgia. While it is arguable that in Britain commercial and institutional support for a cinema of ideas is at a low ebb, there never was a golden age when it was generous.
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From the archives
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Operation Ingmar
One Bergman film is undoubtedly a good thing, but 38? Joe Queenan watched the director's entire oeuvre - from callow, depressing early efforts to sophisticated, depressing masterpieces.
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In the spirit of Bergman
Ian McKellen explains how his new film Emile captures the melancholy soul that Canada shares with Sweden
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Back from the cold
After 20 years, Ingmar Bergman returns to cinema. We ask what the reclusive director means to today's film-makers.
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Even I think my films are depressing
Director dubbed the gloomy Swede reveals his inner demons.
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Ingmar's last word
Last week, nearly the entire population of Sweden sat around their television sets to watch Saraband, the final film by one of the great auteurs: Ingmar Bergman.
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