The Persona of Ingmar Bergman

This book looks at the creative output of one of the world's greatest filmmakers, Ingmar Bergman, through the prism of his personal life, in particular his interpersonal and internal conflicts. The author-a practicing psychiatrist as well as a professor emeritus of psychiatry-examines Bergman's work and reflects on how the director's personal life profoundly influenced such films as Smiles of a Summer Night, The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Through a Glass Darkly, Scenes from a Marriage, and Fanny and Alexander.