Ingmar Bergman - Munkanapló I. - 1955-1974

The art of the brilliant Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman is one of the most beautiful chapters of the twentieth century in universal culture. The two-volume Work Diary, published for the first time in Hungarian, gives an insight into the Master's world of thought: how these masterpieces were formed, from the idea to the realization. One of the most interesting parts of the publication is about an unrealized film plan: how did Bergman imagine the film version of the world-famous Lehár operetta The Merry Widow?

"I know that I lack clarity, that I don't take my views and my faith seriously enough, which mostly exists when I talk about it. I am vulnerable and often particularly confused about what hurts me and what I struggle against. I want to be a reliable and capable professional , whose work is fairly recognized (not true, I don't want it), I want to sit down, calm down and think about it in a calm environment: What do I think? What do I believe in? What do I really want? Where should I go? the praises), and I am not helped by this hideously condemning criticism, which paralyzes me and takes away all my strength."