We were in a discussion today when an SMS informed us about [:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6921960.stm|Ingmar's death]. The discussion suddenly took the backstage and SMSes flowed in and out of mobile phones. A film student friend of mine wore a sorrow look on his face and while he tried to SMS the sad news to other friends, his hands were shaking. This might not surprise those ardent followers of artistic cinema who remember Ingmar's direction and the everlasting impression he's left with it.

There were articles all over the web pretty soon, and some TV News channels here ran features on him too. Some links below following the news:
* Time - [:http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1648084,00.html|Why Ingmar Bergman mattered]
* [:http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/ingmar_bergman_profile.shtml|BBC Profile - Ingmar Bergman]
* [:http://www.ingmarbergman.se/|Ingmar Bergman website]
* [:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6922552.stm|Why Bergman was an artistic gaint] (BBC)
* [:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20041463/site/newsweek/|Dark As the Night] (MSNBC)

Photo: BBC