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• Smiles Of A Summer Night | DVD | (24/09/2001) from £10.16   |  Saving you £9.83 (96.75%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The film which established its Swedish writer/director on the stage of world cinema, 1956's Smiles of a Summer Night is what some people would consider a contradiction in terms--an Ingmar Bergman comedy. Set in the 19th century, Smiles features Bergman stalwart Gunner Bjornstrand as Fredrik, a lawyer yet to consummate his marriage to his young wife Anne. He has hankerings after a former mistress, the voluptuous actress Desiree, who is now mistress to the bellicose Count Malcolm, whose own wife attempts to seduce Fredrik in order to make Malcolm jealous. Fredrik's wife, meanwhile, hankers after her own stepson, an austere young man confused by his repressed sexual longings. This web of romantic intrigue is eventually disentangled at a weekend party held by Desiree's mother, a formidably acerbic, fairy godmother-style figure.Smiles of a Summer Night is sparkling but mordant, stronger on absurdism than belly laughs and it is lent shade by the long shadows of existential angst. It conveys all of Bergman's core messages about human relationships but in a light, operatic bundle of cinematic joy.On the DVD: Presented in the original academy ratio, the film is restored here to its original, silvery glory. There are extensive notes from Bergman's memoirs, in which he talks candidly about the near-suicidal depression he was in when he wrote this ironically light script, as well as additional notes from critic Derek Malcolm, who aptly compares the film to a Mozart opera and Jean Renoir's The Rules of the Game. --David Stubbs

• The Seventh Seal | Blu Ray | (01/11/2021) from £20.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  As the plague tears through medieval Europe, a knight (Max von Sydow), returning from the crusades, challenges Death to a game of chess in order to postpone his demise. An allegorical masterpiece asking big questions about faith and superstition, Ingmar Bergman's iconic The Seventh Seal remains one of cinema's most important and influential films. Presented here for the first time on 4K Ultra HD the BFI's first ever UHD release experience Bergman's timeless classic like never before. Special Features Presented on 4K UHD Blu-ray and High Definition Blu-ray Audio commentary on The Seventh Seal by film critic and editor-in-chief of Diabolique magazine, Kat Ellinger Other extras TBC

• Cries And Whispers | DVD | (25/02/2002) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ingmar Bergman’s Cries and Whispers is a brilliant and at times shockingly traumatic piece of chamber cinema. It also represented a renaissance for Bergman, whose previous few films had flopped commercially. Set in a large house with interiors done out entirely in a disquieting red and against a soundtrack of ticking and barely audible chatter, the film features three of Bergman’s female stalwarts. Harriet Andersson plays Agnes--a thirtysomething woman dying of cancer--Ingrid Thulin plays her sister Karin--non-tactile and caught in a marriage with a man she finds physically repulsive--and Liv Ulmann is the almost childishly sensual second sister Maria. Kari Sylwan, meanwhile, stars as the earth-motherly maid Anna, whose cradling of the dying Agnes against her naked bosom is one of the centrepieces of the movie. Much of what transpires here can be construed as fantasy sequence, including one extraordinary incident in which Thulin cuts her vagina with broken glass and smears the blood over herself, in order to avoid sex with her husband. Agnes’ unbearable cries of anguish in her death throes, however, are all too real. Many familiar Bergman themes are explored in Cries And Whispers--mortality, the existence of God (here doubted by a Pastor) and the space between people. However, they are set against a singular, blood-red, dreamlike ambience that is irresistible. This is Bergman at his finest. On the DVD: the dominant red backdrops of the movie are richly enhanced in this edition. Text-only extras include notes from Bergman’s own memoirs. In a lengthy extract here, he reveals that he had considered Mix Farrow for the part of one of the sisters. Philip Strick’s additional notes add further context and background--it seems that the film’s success in America was due to its distribution by, of all people, Roger Corman. --David Stubbs

• The Deadly Affair | DVD | (06/11/2006) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  British intelligence officer is sent to investigate an anonymous letter sent to the foreign secretary accusing a key officer of communist affiliation. When the officer commits suicide the investigator suspects murder and presses his inquiry. The culprit is finally exposed in a surprise climax.

• Summer With Monika | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Released in 1953, Summer with Monika, an early Ingmar Bergman-directed melodrama, did much to establish the reputation of Swedish cinema, and perhaps Swedish women in general, as leading the vanguard in sexual liberation. The film attracted the wrath of the censors and one scene of lovemaking had to be cut. While subsequent generations will look at the film and wonder whatever the fuss was about, it retains a vivid and frolicsome sensuality, before submitting to the inevitable, Bergmanesque bleakness. The film tells the story of a young couple, Harry (Lars Ekborg) and Monika (18-year-old Harriet Andersson, with whom Bergman would fall in love) stuck in lousy jobs in Stockholm. Harry is beset by parental responsibility--his mother died young and his father is ill--while Monika is fed up with her drunken, violent father. They escape in a motorboat and to spend a blissful summer on an island in the archipelago. Once Monika gets pregnant and they're forced to steal food, however, the idyll concludes and they return to Stockholm, where the relationship disintegrates. You realise that Monika, from a large and fractious family, yearns for escapism, while Harry, who has never known true family life, longs for domestic stability. It is he who is left holding the baby. But Bergman does not quite condemn Monika, giving her one of his best scenes: in a cafe, estranged from Harry, chatting up a stranger, she stares unwaveringly and directly to camera, as if defying us to judge her. Visually ravishing, this film would have a deep impact on French New Wave cinema. On the DVD: Summer with Monika on disc offers a fine restoration of the original film, and includes notes from Phillip Strick who points out that the film is in part hymn of praise to Stockholm's beauty and was influenced by the documentary "City Symphonies" made during World War II. --David Stubbs

• Ingmar Bergman Vol. 3 | Blu Ray | (26/09/2022) from £31.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  For more than 50 years, Ingmar Bergman produced groundbreaking works of cinema that established him as one of the world's most acclaimed, enduring and influential filmmakers. Firmly established as one of cinema's most original and artistic talents by the 1960s, Bergman continued his explorations of the human psyche with a series of increasingly provocative and stylised productions. Including the Oscar-winning rape-and-revenge drama The Virgin Spring (1960), his assessment on the purpose and promise of religion in the Faith Trilogy (Through a Glass Darkly, The Silence, Winter Light), and the landmark psychological drama Persona (1966), through these films Bergman challenged audiences to confront and consider topics seldom explored with such depth. The films: The Virgin Spring (1960) The Devil's Eye (1960) Through a Glass Darkly (1961) The Silence (1963) Winter Light (1963) All These Women (1964) Persona (1966) The Rite (1969) Product Features Newly commissioned audio commentary on The Virgin Spring by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson The Men and Bergman (2007, 52 mins): Eva Beling's documentary featuring Erland Josephson, Thommy Berggren, Börje Ahlstedt and Thorsten Flinck 100-page perfect bound book featuring new essays by Catherine Wheatley, Claire Marie Healy, Jannike Åhlund, Philip Kemp, Ellen Cheshire, Geoff Andrew, Andrew Graves and Kat Ellinger Other extras TBC Newly commissioned artwork by Andrew Bannister Limited edition of 5,000

• Ingmar Bergman: Volume 4 (1972-1984) (6-Blu-ray discs) | Blu Ray | (30/01/2023) from £31.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ! For more than 50 years, Ingmar Bergman produced ground breaking works of cinema that established him as one of the world's most acclaimed, enduring and influential filmmakers. By the 1970s and 80s, Bergman was recognised as the doyen of directors but continued to produce trailblazing films throughout the latter period of his career. This final volume includes Cries and Whispers (1972), his examination of suffering and the female psyche, Autumn Sonata (1978), his heralded collaboration with Ingrid Bergman, and his epic, Oscar-winning and deeply personal Fanny and Alexander (1982) (presented in both its theatrical and television versions). The Films: Cries and Whispers (1972), Scenes from a Marriage (1973), Autumn Sonata (1978), Faro Document (1979), From the Life of the Marrionettes (1980), Fanny and Alexander (1982), Fanny and Alexander (TV Series), (1983), After the Rehearsal (1984) Extras: Extras TBC Newly commissioned artwork by Andrew Bannister Limited edition of 5,000

• Bergman - the Faith Trilogy (Through a Glass Darkly / Winter Light / The Silence) | DVD | (28/01/2008) from £15.45   |  Saving you £14.54 (94.11%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Between 1961 and 1963, Ingmar Bergman embarked on three films thematically concerned with man's relationship to God and the futility of spiritual belief. Together, The Faith Trilogy proved a turning point for the director, securing his collaboration with cinematographer Sven Nykvist and exhibiting his mastery for direction. Through a Glass Darkly (1961): A schizophrenic girl has visions, believing that God's presence is ever closer. However as her descent into madness deepens, ...

• The Deadly Affair (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (25/05/2020) from £12.26   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on John le Carré's first novel, Call for the Dead (which introduced spymaster George Smiley), The Deadly Affair sees an ageing British secret agent (James Mason) set out to uncover the truth behind a government employee's apparent suicide. Eschewing the glamour of the era's Bond thrillers, Lumet's chilling and intelligent take on the spy drama presents a palpable and darkly sinister picture of Cold War intrigue. The exemplary cast also includes Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson, Harry Andrews, Roy Kinnear and Lynn Redgrave. Extras High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historians Michael Brooke and Johnny Mains The National Film Theatre Lecture with James Mason (1967, 48 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Leslie Hardcastle The Guardian Lecture with Sidney Lumet (1983, 89 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Derek Malcolm at the National Film Theatre, London A Different Kind of Spy: Paul Dehn's Deadly Affair (2017, 17 mins): writer David Kipen discusses the life and work of screenwriter Paul Dehn Take One and Move On (2017, 5 mins): camera operator Brian West on The Deadly Affair Lumet's London (2017, 4 mins): the London locations of The Deadly Affair explored Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

• All These Women | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Pretentious music critic Cornelius is writing a biography on a famous cellist. In order to execute the very best research Cornelius goes to stay in his house for a few days prompting all sorts of comedic consequences... A change of pace for Bergman this black farce (his first feature in colour) is his distinctive way of taking a pot shot at critics a film that proves Berman can be enchanting and amusing without losing his familiar melancholic air.

• Dogville | DVD | (07/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The Beautiful fugitive Grace (Kidman) arrives in the isolated township of Dogville pleading that she is on the run from a team of gangsters and desperately needs help. The kindly Tom (Bettany) a self-appointed town spokesman encourages the little community to hide her and in return Grace agrees to work for them. Initial suspicion turns to trust as the townsfolk realise that they need her. Grace and Tom form a relationship. However when a search for Grace is announced the people of Dogville demand a better deal in exchange for the risk of harbouring her and her workload becomes harder the women take against her and the men start abusing her. Even Tom distances himself from her plight. But Grace has a secret and it is a dangerous one and soon the town of Dogville will regret that it abused Grace so badly.

• Sawdust And Tinsel (1953) | Blu Ray | (21/01/2019) from £15.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ingmar Bergman's early masterpiece, a wrenching battle of the sexes, in a new 2K restoration Ingmar Bergman (The Seventh Seal) presents the battle of the sexes as a ramshackle, grotesque carnival of humiliation in Sawdust and Tinsel, one of the master's most vivid early works and his first of many collaborations with the great cinematographer Sven Nykvist (Persona). The story of the charged relationship between a turnofthetwentieth century circus owner (A Lesson in Love's Åke Grönberg) and his younger mistress (Harriet Andersson), a horseback rider in the traveling show, the film features dreamlike detours and twisted psychosexual power plays, making for a piercingly brilliant depiction of physical and spiritual degradation. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Audio commentary by Ingmar Bergman scholar Peter Cowie Introduction by Bergman from 2003 PLUS: An essay by critic John Simon

• Through A Glass Darkly | DVD | (19/11/2001) from £8.59   |  Saving you £14.39 (256.96%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The opening film in Ingmar Bergman's powerful trilogy on faith 'Through A Glass Darkly' focuses on a woman's descent into madness during one summer spent on an island with her husband (Max Von Sydow) father and younger brother. Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film in 1961.

• Sawdust and Tinsel (Bergman 1953) | DVD | (11/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Desperately they fought the desires the passions that dragged them down deeper and deeper into... 'The Naked Night' On a gray morning a circus caravan arrives in the town where Albert the ringmaster's family lives. He hasn't seen them for three years and has taken a mistress the young and buxom Anne. Albert calls on his wife; Anne jealous and wanting out visits a theatrical troupe and lets an actor Frans seduce her in exchange for a necklace he says is valuable. Anne finds out it's worthless at about the same time Albert's wife declines to let him live with the family. Albert and Anne are stuck with the circus and each other; there's a show tonight Frans will be there smirking and sardonic the bear is mangy the clown is as sour as they come and suicide offers an exit.

• The Bergman Faith Trilogy | DVD | (16/08/2010) from £55.33   |  Saving you £-15.34 (-38.40%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The Bergman Faith Trilogy (3 Discs)

• Cries And Whispers | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £17.09   |  Saving you £-4.10 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The relationship between three sisters is masterfully explored by Bergman in Cries and Whispers. In rural Sweden around the turn of the century three sisters reside in a vast manor house with their housekeeper. Agnes lives out the last days of her life in pain hoping for companionship and affection. Surrounded by her sisters Agnes takes comfort in the fact that her remaining time can be spent with those close to her. However dissatisfaction in their day-to-day lives and the estrangement that they feel from one another causes the sisters to become increasingly self-absorbed. Special Features: An extraordinarily rich visual experience Cries and Whispers is that rarest of things - a true masterpiece Star and director filmographies Scene selection Philip Strick film notes Extract from Bergman’s book Images - My Life in Film The Bergman collection trailer Region 0

• A Lesson In Love | DVD | (06/12/2004) from £25.63   |  Saving you £-5.64 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Bergman brings a refreshing wit to this dark domestic comedy tale of a married couple who desperately need each other. David (Gunnar Bjrnstrand) is a gynaecologist who is involved with a young patient. His wife Marianne (Eva Dahlbeck) learns of this transgression and begins an affair with his best friend. They attempt a trial separation however an ecounter upon a train bound for Copenhagen reminds them of the good times and connection they have with each other. Mirroring the

• Manderlay / Dogville | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Dogville (2003): The Beautiful fugitive Grace (Kidman) arrives in the isolated township of Dogville pleading that she is on the run from a team of gangsters and desperately needs help. The kindly Tom (Bettany) a self-appointed town spokesman encourages the little community to hide her and in return Grace agrees to work for them. Initial suspicion turns to trust as the townsfolk realise that they need her. Grace and Tom form a relationship. However when a search for Grace

• The Ingmar Bergman Collection | DVD | (27/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £299.99

  This collection brings together all the works of master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. With a jaw dropping 30 features (over 47 hours of film!) plus a limited edition exclusive book reprint of Talking With Ingmar Bergman' - a rare transcript of three seminars Bergman gave in Dallas in 1983 - this monolith of a collection is sure to delight the hard core fans! Features Comprise: 1. After the Rehearsal 2. All These Women 3. Autumn Sonata 4. Cries and Whispers 5. Crisis 6. Dreams 7. Farodokument 79 8. From The Life of the Marionettes 9. A Lesson in Love 10. The Magician 11. Music in Darkness 12. Persona 13. Port of Call 14. Prison 15. The Rite 16. Saraband 17. Scenes From a Marriage 18. The Seventh Seal 19. The Silence 20. Smiles of a Summer Night 21. Summer Interlude 22. Summer With Monika 23. Three Strange Loves 24. Through a Glass Darkly 25. Torment 26. To Joy 27. The Virgin Spring 28. Waiting Women 29. Wild Strawberries 30. Winter Light