’s Cinema: A Centennial August 24–September 23, 2018 PERSONA

Stark intensity. Profound metaphysical and spiritual questions. Celebrate master storyteller Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007), whose films display an astonishing array of tones, ranging from comedies to groundbreaking formal experiments and intimate explorations of relationships. All films in Swedish with English subtitles unless otherwise noted.

AT THE MFAH AT RICE CINEMA

SUMMER WITH MONIKA CRISIS (KRIS) (, 1946, 93 min.) Friday, August 24, 7:00 p.m. BERGMAN ISLAND Introductory remarks by Astrid Marklund, Honorary Consul General of Sweden BERGMAN ISLAND SUMMER INTERLUDE (SOMMARLEK) (BERGMAN OCH FILMEN, BERGMAN OCH (Sweden, 1951, 96 min.) TEATERN, BERGMAN OCH FÅRÖ) Friday, August 24, 8:45 p.m. Directed by Marie Nyreröd (Sweden/Denmark/Norway/Finland, 2004, 85 min.) SECRETS OF WOMEN (KVINNORS VÄNTAN) PERSONA Friday, September 7, 8:00 p.m. (Sweden, 1952, 109 min.) (Sweden, 1966, 83 min.) Introduced by Astrid Marklund, Honorary Saturday, August 25, 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 14, 7:00 p.m. Consul General of Sweden in Houston

SAWDUST AND TINSEL (GYCKLARNAS AFTON) CRIES AND WHISPERS (VISKNINGAR OCH ROP) Pre-film reception, 6:30 p.m. (Sweden, 1953, 92 min.) (Sweden, 1972, 91 min.) Opening remarks, 7:30 p.m. by Jan Sunday, August 26, 5:00 p.m. Saturday, September 15, 7:00 p.m. Holmberg, chief executive officer and head curator at Ingmar Bergman Foundation (Sweden) LIV & INGMAR Directed by Dheeraj Akolkar (SOMMAREN MED MONIKA) (Sweden, 2012, 83 min., in English) THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY (Sweden, 1953, 96 min.) Sunday, September 16, 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 26, 7:00 p.m. (SÅSOM I EN SPEGEL) (Sweden, 1961, 89 min.) (HÖSTSONATEN) Saturday, September 8, 7:00 p.m. A LESSON IN LOVE (EN LEKTION I KÄRLEK) (Sweden, 1978, 93 min.) Introduced by Monika Inger Hallqvist, (Sweden, 1954, 96 min.) Sunday, September 16, 5:00 p.m. advisor to the Consulate General of Friday, August 31, 7:00 p.m. Sweden in Houston THE MAGICIAN (ANSIKTET) (Sweden, 1958, 101 min.) (VARGTIMMEN) (SOMMARNATTENS LEENDE) Saturday, September 22, 5:00 p.m. (Sweden, 1968, 90 min.) (Sweden, 1955, 108 min.) Saturday, September 8, 9:00 p.m. Saturday, September 1, 7:00 p.m. (JUNGFRUKÄLLAN) (Sweden, 1960, 90 min.) SHAME (SKAMMEN) WILD STRAWBERRIES (SMULTRONSTÄLLET) Saturday, September 22, 7:00 p.m. (Sweden, 1968, 103 min.) (Sweden, 1957, 92 min.) Sunday, September 9, 5:00 p.m. Sunday, September 2, 5:00 p.m. THE SEVENTH SEAL (DET SJUNDE INSEGLET) Introduced by Monika Inger Hallqvist, advisor to (Sweden, 1957, 96 min.) FÅRÖ DOKUMENT the Consulate General of Sweden in Houston Sunday, September 23, 5:00 p.m. (Sweden, 1970, 78 min.) Sunday, September 9, 7:00 p.m.

Presented in association with the Swedish Film Institute and the Ingmar Bergman Foundation. All restorations are courtesy of the Swedish Film Institute and Janus Films.

Generous funding for this program has been provided by the Vaughn Foundation.

Additional support has been provided by the Consulate General of Sweden in Houston and Ms. Monika Inger Hallqvist.

MFAH FILMS ADMISSION RICE CINEMA ADMISSION The MFAH is located at 1001 Bissonnet between Main and Montrose. Films are screened in Visit vada.rice.edu/rice-cinema or call 713-348-4853 for the screening schedule, ticket prices, and Brown Auditorium Theater inside the Caroline Wiess Law Building. Enter for flms through the Main Street parking information. door. General admission is $9. Museum members, students with ID, and seniors (65+) receive a $2 discount. The MFAH Films box offce accepts payment by cash, check, and credit card. Purchase tickets in advance online at mfah.org/flm, in the Museum lobbies, or at the auditorium box offce prior to show time. The MFAH flm department is supported by Tenaris; the Vaughn Foundation; Franci Neely; Nina and Michael Zilkha; American Turkish Association-Houston; Lynn S. Wyatt; James V. Derrick; fb.com/mfahfilms twitter.com/mfahfilms ILEX Foundation; and L’Alliance Française de Houston.

Brown Auditorium Theater, The Caroline Wiess Law Building, 1001 Bissonnet Street 713-639-7515 mfah.org/film