Philip French was film critic of the Observer. His books include The Movie Moguls (1969), Westerns (2005) and The Faber Book of Movie Verse (1993). Kersti French is a teacher of modern languages and a translator.

• Acknowledgments1. Sjöström and Bergman2. A Swedish Odyssey3. The Background, the Foreground4. The Times, The ReputationNotesCreditsBibliography

...an incredibly enjoyable read...an eye opener...There is a genuine sense of education that can be taken away from reading this cover to cover...this really is a must read as it is informative and easily digestible.

Philip French was film critic of the Observer. His books include The Movie Moguls (1969), Westerns (2005) and The Faber Book of Movie Verse (1993). Kersti French is a teacher of modern languages and a translator.

• Acknowledgments1. Sjöström and Bergman2. A Swedish Odyssey3. The Background, the Foreground4. The Times, The ReputationNotesCreditsBibliography

...an incredibly enjoyable read...an eye opener...There is a genuine sense of education that can be taken away from reading this cover to cover...this really is a must read as it is informative and easily digestible.

Philip French was film critic of the Observer. His books include The Movie Moguls (1969), Westerns (2005) and The Faber Book of Movie Verse (1993). Kersti French is a teacher of modern languages and a translator.

• Acknowledgments1. Sjöström and Bergman2. A Swedish Odyssey3. The Background, the Foreground4. The Times, The ReputationNotesCreditsBibliography

...an incredibly enjoyable read...an eye opener...There is a genuine sense of education that can be taken away from reading this cover to cover...this really is a must read as it is informative and easily digestible.