The sources of inspiration

13Oct06

“A film for me begins with something very vague-a chance remark or a bit of conversation,a hazy but agreeable event unrelated to any particular situation.It can be a few bars of music,a shaft of light across the street.

These are split second impressions that disappear as quickly as they come,yet leave behind a mood-like pleasant dreams. It is a mental state,not an actual story but one abounding in fertile associations and images.Most of all,it is a brightly coloured thread sticking out of the dark sack of the unconscious.If I begin to wind up this thread and do it carefully, a complete film will emerge.”

Ingmar Bergman

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