Ingmar Bergman Book order

Based on the courtship and marriage of Ingmar Bergman's own parents, The Best Intentions describes the complex, tumultuous love of a man and woman and the miracle of what love is: overriding and, so often, inexplicable. Henrik is a struggling, somber divinity student; Anna the impetuous but slightly pampered daughter of a bourgeois family. Anna's mother, Karin, fiercely opposes their marriage and uses everything in her power--including deceit--first to prevent it, then to break it up. Yet even her basest actions are not ill-meaning but filled with good intentions. In fact, all the characters act with the best intentions, however wrongheaded their behavior. Incorporating some of the elements of stage and screen, including cinematic dialogues and personal asides, Bergman has written a novel of great beauty and uncompromising honesty, a work filled with joy and sadness, sacrifice and reconciliation--and above all, abiding love. This stunning novel was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and the film adaptation, directed by Bille August, won the Palm D'OR at the Cannes Film Festival.

As psychologically intricate and harshly personal as his movies San Francisco Chronicle

Because every line is saturated with juice, with the sense of life, you feel, in addition to life as it is, life as it ought to be John McGahern New York Times Book Review

When a film is not a document, it is a dream. This visual autobiography traces the author's lifelong love affair with film. It looks at his life from a rural Swedish childhood through his work in theater to Hollywood's golden age, and a romantic history that includes five wives and more than a few mistresses.

Exploring themes of theater, cinema, and acting, this collection presents the scripts of Ingmar Bergman's later works, highlighting his candid and poignant storytelling. It includes three scenarios, culminating in "In the Presence of a Clown," featuring a character based on Bergman's Uncle Carl, who envisions an early talking film. These scripts serve as a significant addition to Bergman's legacy. A preface by Swedish film critic Lasse Bergstrom provides context within Bergman's broader oeuvre, enriching the reader's understanding of his artistic journey.

Ingmar Bergman, creator of such films as Wild Strawberries, Scenes from a Marriage and Fanny and Alexander turns his perceptive filmmaker's eye on himself for a revealing portrait of his life and obsessions. 16 pages of photos.