BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL: THE FILMS OF INGMAR BERGMAN

PART ONE:

A towering figure whose legacy permeates across twentieth century culture, Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) has created images so iconic that his name alone has become shorthand for a particular strain of seriously-intended, refined, intellectually stimulating European art cinema, to the extent that we are at risk of forgetting just how ground-breaking, beautiful, and truthful his film are. No other filmmaker has so relentlessly plumbed the depths of the human psyche, and explored our relationships to one another, and to good and evil, and done so with greater visual invention, and with such élan and consistency.

An exceptionally prolific artist, Bergman made more than 60 films and documentaries for both theatrical release and television, directed over 170 plays, wrote several novels and autobiographies, and somehow found time for five marriages, too. Consequently it is possible, in a curated retrospective such as this, to reflect only part of his prodigious output, but we nevertheless believe that the films presented across February and March will allow IFI audiences to explore some of his lesser known works – early films such as Prison and To Joy, perhaps – while revisiting the timeless masterpieces such as Wild Strawberries and The Seventh Seal.

Part two to follow in March.

This season will also be available to stream on IFI@Home from Saturday, February 1st.

TICKET INFO :

3 Film Pass*	€30.00
5 Film Pass*	€50.00
10 Film Pass*	€100.00
Full Season Pass**	€220.00

*Season membership fee of €5.00 applicable to all bundles for Non-Members.

**Full Season Membership fee of €10.00 for Non-Members.

These packages can only be booked in-person or by calling the IFI Box Office on 01 679 3477.

Titles Include:

PART ONE:

PORT OF CALL (Hamnstad) – February 1st (15.30)

PRISON (Fängelse) – February 2nd (13.40)

TO JOY (Till glädje) – February 5th (18.30)

SUMMER INTERLUDE (Sommarlek) – February 8th (15.30)

SUMMER WITH MONIKA (Sommaren med Monika) – February 9th (15.30)

SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT (Sommarnattens Leende) – February 12th (18.20)

WILD STRAWBERRIES (Smultronstället) – February 15th (17.30)

THE SEVENTH SEAL (Det Sjunde Inseglet) – February 16th (15.30) – The screening will be introduced by Dr. Harvey O Brien, Head of Film, UCD.

THE MAGICIAN (Ansiktet) – February 19th (18.30) – The screening will be introduced by Tara Brady, writer and film critic at The Irish Times.

THE VIRGIN SPRING (Jungfrukällan) – February 22nd (15.30) – The screening will be introduced by Donald Clarke, The Irish Times’ chief film correspondent.

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY (Såsom I en Spegel) – February 23rd (15.30)

WINTER LIGHT (Nattvardsgästerna) – February 26th (20.40)

PART TWO:

THE SILENCE (Tystnaden) – March 1st (12.00)

PERSONA – March 2nd (15.30) – The screening will be introduced by Prof. Ruth Barton, Dept of Film, Trinity College Dublin

HOUR OF THE WOLF (Vargtimmen) – March 6th (18.30)

SHAME (Skammen) – March 8th (15.30)

THE PASSION OF ANNA (En Passion) – March 9th (15.30)

CRIES AND WHISPERS (Viskningar och rop) – March 13th (18.30)

SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE (Scener ur ett äktenskap) – March 15th (13.00)

FACE TO FACE (Ansikte mot ansikte) – March 16th (15.00)

AUTUMN SONATA (Höstsonaten) – March 19th (18.30)