Ingmar Bergman

Legendary Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman in a May 9, 1998 photo. Bergman, widely regarded as one of the great masters of modern cinema, died Monday, July 30, 2007. He was 89 years old. Bergman died at his home on the Baltic islet of Faro, north of the tourist island of Gotland, Sweden.

Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman, left, listens to Italian colleague Frederico Fellini during a news conference in Rome, Jan. 5, 1969. Bergman died Monday, July 30, 2007. He was 89. Bergman, whose 1982 film "Fanny and Alexander" won an Oscar for best foreign film, made about 60 movies before retiring from film making in 2003.

Legendary Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman, in Stockholm, Sweden, in this 1957 photo. Bergman died Monday, July 30, 2007. He was 89. "The world has lost one of its very greatest filmmakers. He taught us all so much throughout his life," said British actor and director Richard Attenborough.

Ingmar Bergman drinks a cup of tea while shooting the movie "Smiles of a Summer Night" in this 1955 photo. Reaction to Bergman's death from London, Paris and Copenhagen underscored his international influence. A Bergman acolyte, director Bille August, compared him to Akira Kurosawa and Federico Fellini.

Ingmar Bergman, right, with actresses Liv Ullman, left and Lena Endre, present the movie project "Faithless" May 9, 1998. Faithless was written by Bergman and directed by his ex-wife Liv Ullmann. Bergman died Monday July 30, 2007. He was 89 years old.

Portrait of Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman, taken Sept. 17, 1963. In his films, Bergman's vision encompassed all the extremes of his beloved Sweden: the claustrophobic gloom of unending winter nights, the gentle merriment of glowing summer evenings and the bleak magnificence of the island where he spent his last years.

Swedish movie director Ingmar Bergman, right, is seen during the shooting of the movie "Fanny and Alexander" in Uppsala, Sweden, March 19, 1982, with Sven Nyqvist, chief cameraman, center. Bergman approached difficult subjects such as plague and madness with inventive technique and carefully honed writing, becoming one of the towering figures of serious film making.

Ingmar Bergman and actress Liv Ullman during filming of "Cries and Whispers," Sept. 9, 1971. Ullmann, along with Erland Josephson were two of Bergman's favorite actors.

Director Ingmar Bergman, left, and actress Liv Ullmann in Munich, southern Germany on Nov. 19, 1976.

Ingmar Bergman, left, and actress Liv Ullmann are seen during a press conference in Rome on Feb. 26, 1968. Bergman first gained international attention with 1955's "Smiles of a Summer Night," a romantic comedy that inspired the Stephen Sondheim musical "A Little Night Music."

Swedish filmmaker Sven Nykvist, standing, is seen with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman in Stockholm during the shooting of "Fanny and Alexander," in 1981. The film won an Acadamy Award for best foreign film.

Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman attends the 1975 Cannes Film Festival with his wife Ingrid von Rosen, right, and actress Ingrid Thulin, left, in this May 1975 photo.

Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman seen Dec. 22, 2000, in Stockholm.