The extraordinary and unparalleled career of Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman can be divided into four periods: his apprenticeship (1946-55), his first flowering (1955-64), his maturity, during which he produced several masterpieces (1965-83) and post-retirement (1983- ). Throughout the years, the prolific director and writer also managed to stage numerous theatrical and television productions. Acknowledged as one of the masters of cinema, Bergman concentrated on themes of spiritual and psychological conflicts complemented by a distinctly intense and intimate visual style. As he matured as an
