Ingmar Bergman's Cinema (The Criterion Collection)

Comes like a big book with all of his films in them! AMAZING Collection!!! Also comes with a big collector's book. Was surprised by how big and heavy this collection was! Very elegant. Was a "save up my Amazon points" gift for myself! Would make an incredible gift for a Bergman fan!!

At the $150 I got this for, this comes out at around $3.80 per movie. That's an incredible deal. These are some of the best movies of all time, presented in a beautiful box set, and I can't recommend this enough.

This thing is massive. It's heavy, beautiful and a must have for criterion and movie collectors. Wait for a Barnes & Noble or Amazon 50% bi-yearly sale to purchase

What's not to dislike? Yes, it's expensive. However, this is a labour of love by the Criterion Collection. It is a wonderful collection of the cinema of Ingmar Bergman in all new 2k and 4k transfers from the camera negatives. Plus, you get a ridiculous number of supplements that will take you weeks to get through. And if that were not enough and aside from the films being wonderfully indexed, you also get a lovely full-size book to accompany the films, printed on thick glossy paper and featuring informative essays about the film together with high-quality black and white images from the films and behind the scenes. The book alone is worth the purchase price in my view.

This is an absolutely stunning release by Criterion. Particularly welcome for folk like me in the UK, who previously had so little of Bergman's work available on Blu-Ray (only a couple of his films are licensed for BR over here, and the individual US Criterion releases were Region A locked, whereas this box set - crucially - is Region Free).The set itself is a really handsome object: a monochrome slipcase made of substantial card - iconic image from Persona on the front, and the image of Ingmar on the back - and housing -* the inner booklet-style box of 30 Blu-Ray discs which host the 39 films plus substantial extras, and* a high-quality 250-page colour/BW book of A4 / US letter formatThe Blu-Ray transfers are nearly all up to Criterion's tip-top standards - I imagine the few that are slightly less impressive have issues with the source material.The films themselves - well I imagine if you're considering buying this you're already familiar with at least some of Bergman's output. Suffice to say that one of the 20th century's greatest filmmakers is represented here by nearly all of his work on film. I'm presuming the handful of absences are due either to licensing issues or to problems with the source material - but all of what are generally considered his foremost works are included. They range from the modern and experimental - Persona and The Rite - to the timeless and monumental - The Magician and The Seventh Seal. From the harrowing - Cries & Whispers and The Virgin Spring - to the light and delightful - Smiles of a Summer Night and Fanny & Alexander (pleasingly, both the 3-hour cinematic version and the 5-hour TV version of the latter are included).OK, you can't truly put a price on great art, but one other thing I feel has to be mentioned with regard to this set is the sheer value it represents. Criterion's individual high-quality Blu-Ray productions tend to retail at between $20 and $30 per film. The $150 I paid for this box works out at less than $4 per film - which is ludicrously good value, especially when you factor in the lovely and substantial book which accompanies the disc collection. The price point - and the Region Free formatting - makes it feel like the folk at Criterion made a constructive decision to make this work accessible to film lovers across the globe, and as someone who has been critical at times of their pricing, I feel credit is due.In short, this 100th Anniversary tribute really does justice to the oeuvre of a great director - and has almost immediately become one of the favourite things I own.

As a swede I have since long ago seen all films, but it is still valuable to have them as a collection and the commentaries. A great job by Criterion.

This is the priciest DVD/Blu-ray set I've ever bought. Yet, I don't regret it one bit. 39 discs with Seventh Seal receiving a 4K restoration only available in this set. Even if you own every Criterion Bergman issue there are still about 19 never before Criterion released films in this set. The thing is a monster! Roughly the size and weight of a college dictionary - or more! So it's not going to fit on that small shelved DVD display stand you keep in your media room/Home Theatre. But that's OK. The book (tome) that comes with it is a beautifully printed and laid-out book in classic coffee table size although I doubt I'll be leaving mine around to get messed up by careless house guests! The book and Disc holder is also nicely done with hard board covers and sturdy binding both of them. Both should last a long time if treated well.I'm no Bergman expert, I own 7 of his Criterion-issued film in DVD format. But for those of you who already moved on to Blu-ray long ago some of these are restored and many never before available on Blu-ray in the USA like Hour of the Wolf. Even at the Criterion level pricing, the avg. Blu-ray of Bergman's films are each around the $25-35 U.S. level. So to replace just my 7 DVDs would cost approx. $150+ U.S. This set means you're getting these 39 films at roughly $6 U.S. each. THAT is why I titled my review "Unbelievable." A tremendous value. I do own a 4K HDR, Dolby Vision, etc. player & OLED TV but I'm not going to get into that debate here as Criterion shows no sign of bringing out any of their catalogue in 4K. So this is the best we can expect to get from this Auteur any time soon.Bottom line: Whether you're counting the cost per disc, or wondering if you'll ever watch ALL of them this is the definitive issue of Ingmar Bergman's films to own. If you like Bergman or Art House cinema in general you're cheating yourself if you don't grab it ASAP. Others have said it should be re-issued in Feb. 2019 which is soon but even Criterion lets some sets go OOP so don't delay in hopes of a "deal." Other older reviews seem to imply the original issue was bought up and scalped at huge mark-ups to the Johnny-Come-Lately types. Just get it and enjoy!