Films
Read about the filmsFind a film by title, director, mood or the time you have.
A knight plays chess with Death. Unforgettable.
One woman stops speaking; another talks until identity starts to split.
A country weekend brings a tangle of lovers, spouses and former lovers together. Bergman makes desire a contest in which the people most certain of themselves are especially vulnerable.
An elderly professor’s road journey opens into dreams, memories, and an unsparing look at the life behind him.
After his daughter is raped and murdered, a father seeks revenge in medieval Sweden. Bergman places the violence within a world divided between Christian belief and older faiths.
On an island retreat, Karin’s mental illness brings a family’s fragile relationships under pressure. Her father’s use of her condition for his writing makes care difficult to separate from exploitation.
Two estranged sisters and a child stop in an unfamiliar country that seems close to war. Illness and sexual tension make their enforced proximity more isolating, not less.
A pastor asked to comfort a frightened parishioner discovers how little assurance he can offer. Bergman makes a crisis of faith inseparable from failures of attention and compassion.
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Read a film closely
Character companions, film comparisons and a closer look at particular scenes.
- Seven Samurai
Who are the seven samurai?
Names, actors and roles to keep the seven apart.
- The Wages of Fear
The original, Sorcerer, or the remake?
Three films compared before you choose.
- Breathless
What disappears in a jump cut?
A diagram of the time Godard leaves out.
- Wild Strawberries
What do the dreams mean?
Trace the clocks, mirror and final scene.
After watching · Spoilers - Persona
Why hear the same speech twice?
Follow who speaks and whose face fills the frame.
After watching · Spoilers - Bicycle Thieves
What happens at the end?
The final encounter, seen through father and son.
After watching · Spoilers