Gunnar Björnstrand

“Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way that film does, and goes directly into our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls” (Ingmar Bergman). Ingmar Bergman’s fascination with the subconscious and dreams as they delve deep into one’s consciousness is evident in his work. To Bergman, cinema is quintessentially an alternate reality in which dreams can have a physical manifestation. The flexibility of cinema allows for Bergman to evoke dream-like qualities