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Pengar: En tragikomisk saga (1946)
A personal favorite of both Bergman and Chaplin.
Nils Poppe's brilliant, timeless tragic comedy. Regarded by Ingmar Bergman as one of thirty best Swedish films ever made (Poppe starred a decade later as Jof in The Seventh Seal).
It's rumoured that this was one of the few films enjoyed by Charlie Chaplin.
10/10
Ansiktet (1958)
Magical cinema
A wonderful film about Emanuel Vogler and his Magnetic health theater that are forced to put up a magical show in front of a sceptical crowd lead by the scientist Vergérus (another member of the Vergérus family, known from other Bergman films). Max von Sydow plays Emanuel Vogler, the tormented artist putting his faith in art and Gunnar Björnstrand the dissecting, denying scientist Vergérus.
It's said that Emanuel Vogler is based on Bergman himself, Vergérus on the Swedish film critic Harry Schein and Manda Vogler on Inrid Thulin.
Still waiting for this and other Bergman films to be released on DVD.
10/10