Men and Bergman

Ingmar Bergman himself has often stressed how important the actors are to his work and that they constitute his greatest source of inspiration From this perspective it is therefore interesting to look at Bergman through their eyes The Men and Bergman is dedicated to the late Ingmar Bergman where several prominent Swedish actors Thommy Berggren Börje Ahlstedt Thorsten Flinck and Erland Josephson discuss their work with Bergman in film and theater We are given a unique portrait of Ingmar Bergman as a personal instructor and coach as a human being spanning from the earlier years in the 1950s to his last theater productions fifty years later We are treated to stories about Bergman the director as well as personal anecdotes about Bergman the man Renowned Swedish film critic Nils Petter Sundgren who has followed Ingmar Bergman throughout his career hosts the program