This fascinating and unflinching study of the brilliance of Ingmar Bergman’s extraordinary career, is crafted around one of his most prolific and creatively fruitful years Jane Magnusson directs and narrates this passionate tribute to the hugely influential cinema and personality of film icon Ingmar Bergman. Journeying through 1957 - the year Bergman released The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries, made a TV film and directed four plays for theatre - a wealth of archive and contemporary interviews reveals previously untold stories and insight into Bergman's life and character. Featuring extensive clips from his vast body of work, Bergman: A Year in a Life explores the existential themes and personal dilemmas at the core of the director’s artistic legacy and offers a deeper understanding of what makes his work so powerful and enduring.