God and the Devil, Peter Cowie
God and the Devil, Peter Cowie
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God and the Devil
The Life and Work of Ingmar Bergman

Author: Peter Cowie

Narrator: Richard Trinder

Unabridged: 13 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/09/2024


Synopsis

Peter Cowie's book chronicles the life and the sixty-year film and stage career of Ingmar Bergman as he wrestles of themes of love, sex, and betrayal with the figure of Death hovering overhead.

Blending biographical information with critical comment, Cowie presents a man whose life and work were intimately fused.

About Peter Cowie

Peter Cowie's books include God and the Devil: The Life and Work of Ingmar Bergman, Japanese Cinema: A Personal Journey, Coppola, and Annie Hall: A Nervous Romance, among many others.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mae on December 05, 2024

Bergmani klanni(st) asju ma ikka loen. Raamatule suuremat ette heita ju pole, samas ei saaks öelda, et liiga palju midagi uut teada saab. Kena ülevaatlik kirjatükk.......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on August 21, 2024

I was definitely hoping for more from this, but Peter Cowie always has struck me as a bit of an intellectual lightweight. Some of the flaws that plague this book are ones that unfortunately apply to film criticism as a whole. There seem to be very few film critics that go below the surface, and Cowi......more

Goodreads review by David Blakeslee on April 16, 2024

If you're looking for an easily accessible and briskly paced overview of Ingmar Bergman's entire career and life story, this is the best volume that I can recommend. Peter Cowie knew his subject personally, having conversed and interviewed him numerous times since they first met in the late 1960s. H......more

Goodreads review by Laurens on April 08, 2025

This is the best book on Bergman’s life and work i’ve read. His autobiography leaned more into theater work than his films and this has a beautiful balance that makes me actually want to see his theater work. You can tell Peter Cowie is a fan of Bergman but he definitely doesn’t eschew from the show......more

Goodreads review by Craig on May 06, 2025

My first real dive into Bergman’s life, outside of the Criterion box set book, and his movies, most of which contain more of Bergman than I realised. Well written, reads at a cracking pace, touching on all the important people and moments in his life. I can’t think of a better introduction, really.......more