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A commanding portrait.' Total Film

Indispensable . . . rich, engaging, thorough.' Sight & Sound

Bergman's films stand alone as beacons in film history.' Wim Wenders

A chronicle of the life and career of one of film''s defining figures, God and the Devil draws on exclusive extracts from Bergman's diaries, letters and production workbooks. Peter Cowie brings us close to the man and the artist, as he wrestled with themes of love, sex and betrayal with the figure of Death always hovering overhead.

Cowie's meticulously researched book maps the details of Bergman's eventful personal life onto his characters and themes.' Barney Horner, New Statesman

Scrupulous, accurate and trustworthy.' Tom Shone, Sunday Times

Brings us as close to the man and the artist as we're likely to get . . . Sure to become the definitive Bergman biography.' Paula Hammond, Film Juice

'' The mark of a good cri

God and the Devil

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 8 January 2024
      ISBN-13 9780571370917
      978-0571370917
      ISBN-10 0571370918
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A commanding portrait.' Total Film

      Indispensable . . . rich, engaging, thorough.' Sight & Sound

      Bergman's films stand alone as beacons in film history.' Wim Wenders

      A chronicle of the life and career of one of film''s defining figures, God and the Devil draws on exclusive extracts from Bergman's diaries, letters and production workbooks. Peter Cowie brings us close to the man and the artist, as he wrestled with themes of love, sex and betrayal with the figure of Death always hovering overhead.

      Cowie's meticulously researched book maps the details of Bergman's eventful personal life onto his characters and themes.' Barney Horner, New Statesman

      Scrupulous, accurate and trustworthy.' Tom Shone, Sunday Times

      Brings us as close to the man and the artist as we're likely to get . . . Sure to become the definitive Bergman biography.' Paula Hammond, Film Juice

      '' The mark of a good cri

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