Ingmar Bergman Out of Focus

Director Ingmar Bergman occupies a central place in the history of modern cinema. Credited with igniting a cinematic revolution, his ability to produce work which resonated with audiences globally has brought scholarly attention to the impact of Bergman s Swedish background on his oeuvre. Ingmar Bergman Out of Focus revises this question of Bergman s familiarity to produce a more expansive understanding of Bergman s cultural heritage. Considering the impact of Bergman s films on film festival organizers, critics, academics, and audiences all over the world, this volume illuminates how Bergman s film aesthetics simultaneously shaped modern culture and were themselves reshaped by the debates and concerns that preoccupied his viewers.