Film-making
Books, audiences and teachers
Reflect on what shapes an artist.
Because film and literature are so different, Bergman believes books should not be filmed: a book's deepest, irrational core cannot be translated into pictures.
He calls himself a film-maker, not an author. Writing a script is a strain, because it forces him to prove his ideas logically on paper.
He makes films for the general public. He refuses to explain them: a film must create a reaction, and each viewer must find his own meaning.
Originality should not be forced: artists naturally borrow from one another. His own great literary experience was the Swedish dramatist Strindberg.
His strict parents gave him a wall to rebel against, but also taught him efficiency and punctuality. His mentors (Hammaren, Sjöberg, Marmstedt) taught him the theatre and film. Marmstedt's rule: when you watch the day's rushes (the raw film), be a devil to yourself. Learn from others; judge your own work coldly.
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