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Remembering Ingmar Bergman
Wed Jul 2, 7:00 PM
Lamakaan
Every Wednesday this July, Lamakaan pays homage to one of cinema’s most profound auteurs with the film festival “Remembering Ingmar Bergman.” A visionary director whose work shaped the very language of modern cinema, Bergman's films remain timeless meditations on the human condition. With piercing psychological insight and stark poetic imagery, his stories explored themes of faith and doubt, love and loneliness, identity and death, often blurring the line between dreams and reality.
About the Director: Ingmar Bergman, one of cinema’s most revered auteurs, was born on July 14, 1918, in Uppsala, Sweden, and passed away on July 30, 2007, on the island of Fårö, where he filmed many of his later works.
Over a prolific career spanning six decades, Bergman directed more than 60 films and 170 theatrical productions, crafting deeply introspective narratives that explored existential angst, faith, mortality, and human relationships. His cinematic style is marked by stark imagery, psychological depth, and a profound use of silence and symbolism.
Film Title: SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT | 1955 | 108 Mins | Sweden | Swedish with English Subtitles
About the film: It is a witty and elegant romantic comedy set in turn-of-the-century Sweden. The story follows a tangled web of romantic entanglements among several upper-class characters and their servants. At the center is Fredrik Egerman, a middle-aged lawyer married to the much younger Anne, whose marriage remains unconsummated. Meanwhile, Fredrik’s brooding son Henrik harbors feelings for Anne, and Fredrik himself rekindles a connection with his former lover, the glamorous actress Desiree Armfeldt.
As tensions rise, Desiree orchestrates a weekend gathering at her mother’s country estate, where mismatched couples, jealous lovers, and secret desires collide under the spell of a midsummer night. With sharp dialogue and a touch of farce, the film explores themes of love, desire, and the folly of human relationships, all with Bergman’s signature psychological insight and visual grace
Screening followed by Discussion. All are Welcome. Entry is Free & Open to all!
About the Director: Ingmar Bergman, one of cinema’s most revered auteurs, was born on July 14, 1918, in Uppsala, Sweden, and passed away on July 30, 2007, on the island of Fårö, where he filmed many of his later works.
Over a prolific career spanning six decades, Bergman directed more than 60 films and 170 theatrical productions, crafting deeply introspective narratives that explored existential angst, faith, mortality, and human relationships. His cinematic style is marked by stark imagery, psychological depth, and a profound use of silence and symbolism.
Film Title: SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT | 1955 | 108 Mins | Sweden | Swedish with English Subtitles
About the film: It is a witty and elegant romantic comedy set in turn-of-the-century Sweden. The story follows a tangled web of romantic entanglements among several upper-class characters and their servants. At the center is Fredrik Egerman, a middle-aged lawyer married to the much younger Anne, whose marriage remains unconsummated. Meanwhile, Fredrik’s brooding son Henrik harbors feelings for Anne, and Fredrik himself rekindles a connection with his former lover, the glamorous actress Desiree Armfeldt.
As tensions rise, Desiree orchestrates a weekend gathering at her mother’s country estate, where mismatched couples, jealous lovers, and secret desires collide under the spell of a midsummer night. With sharp dialogue and a touch of farce, the film explores themes of love, desire, and the folly of human relationships, all with Bergman’s signature psychological insight and visual grace
Screening followed by Discussion. All are Welcome. Entry is Free & Open to all!