
For those who don't know, this weekend saw the passing of Ingmar Bergman, who many consider the best filmmaker of all time, or at least certainly one of the first people to bring artistic credibility to a medium that was largely considered mindless entertainment for the first half-century of its existence. All the usual suspects, of course, have been putting up tributes to Bergman over the last few days, but special recognition I think needs to be paid to British newspaper The Guardian -- they've not only published eight new essays about the reclusive Swede in the last couple of days, but also a photography gallery, a page of video clips, a trivia quiz about Bergman's films, and even reprints of all their pre-death coverage (including an amazing article by Joe Queenan in which he watches all 38 of Bergman's theatrical films in a row), all of it found on one big central page there at their website. It's definitely a required afternoon of reading for anyone who wishes to understand Bergman's importance as a filmmaker, and why so many admired him so much to begin with.

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