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The Best Episodes Directed By Ingmar Bergman

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E3

    Alexander makes up a story about his stepfather for which he gets brutally punished. Meanwhile Helena discusses with Gustav about his intentions for Maj. Contains the Fourth Act (The Summer's Events).

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E2

    Alexander's family is torn apart by the death of his father, and his mother's subsequent marriage to the icy priest Edvard Vergérus. Fanny and Alexander continue to suffer at the hands of their cruel stepfather while a series of ghosts pay visits to the living. Contains the Second Act (The Wraith) and the Third Act (The Breakup).

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E4

    Isak plots to rescue Fanny and Alexander from their stepfather. Contains the Fifth Act (The Demons) and the Epilogue.

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E1

    Young Alexander glimpses the supernatural before the scattered branches of his family gather at his grandmother's house for a traditional Christmas party. Contains the Prologue and the First Act (The Ekhdal Family Celebrates Christmas).

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Innocence and Panic
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E1

    The story begins around Marianne's and Johan's 10th anniversary, when a reporter for a women's magazine interviews them. Peter and Katarina visit later for dinner, and cruelly humiliate one another.

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Art of Sweeping Things Under the Rug
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E2

    Marianne tries to withdraw from a Sunday dinner with her parents but fails and realizes how difficult it is for her to let down other people's expectations. Johan flirts with another woman at work.

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Paula
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E3

    Johan came home unexpectedly and told Marianne that he'd been in a love affair with someone named Paula. After his declaration of breaking away from the past, and Marianne's failing to detain him, Johan drove away.

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - The Vale of Tears
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E4

    Johan is disillusioned with Paula and revisits Marianne. They discuss their current lives and Johan attempts to initiate sex, but Marianne is unwilling. He attempts to spend the night but cannot sleep and leaves.

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - In the Middle of the Night in a Dark House Somewhere in the World
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E6

    Marianne and Johan have married other people, but are unhappy. Having met coincidentally in a theatre some time earlier, they have begun secretly seeing each other again. On the 20th anniversary of their wedding, they decide to spend time together at their country house. Finding that too strange, they go to a friend's country house instead. There they discuss how much they have changed, with Marianne more self-conscious and Johan accepting his real abilities. When Marianne awakes panicking from a nightmare, Johan comforts her.

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - The Return
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E4

    Jenny is still drifting between dream and reality while Tomas watches over her in the hospital.

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - The Illiterates
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E5

    Marianne and Johan meet at his office to sign divorce papers, but Johan refuses. The two fight savagely. Johan declares that they are emotional illiterates. They sign the papers.

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Twilight Land
    3.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E3

    After a botched suicide attempt, Jenny finds herself in the hospital. As she slowly gains consciousness we follow her as she wanders through a surreal landscape of dreams and distorted memories.

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Separation
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E1

    Jenny Isaksson, a psychiatrist working in Stockholm, temporarily moves in with her grandparents while her house is being renovated. One lonely day she goes to a party and meets new interesting people, including fellow doctor Tomas Jacobi.

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Border
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E2

    Jenny goes on a date with Tomas Jacobi. When she returns home, she encounters two men and one of her patients in her house. This encounter will lead to a complete nervous breakdown.

    Director:Ingmar Bergman
    Writer:N/A

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Ingmar Bergman Ratings Summary

"Episode 3" is the best rated episode directed by Ingmar Bergman. It scored 7.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 12/30/1984 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Episode 2".