Measuring Ingmar Bergman

“Beyond his impact on other artists, Mr. Bergman had a vast influence on the way we see movies. One of the three horsemen of the art-house movement, Mr. Bergman, along with Federico Fellini and Akira Kurosawa, prompted the opening of art theaters from Boston to Bombay during the 1950s and 1960s, drawing audiences to more challenging fare than the latest Hollywood blockbuster.”