Text/Author/Audience: Audience Reception of Ingmar Bergman and His Films

In an effort to expand the traditional focus on film texts within studies, case studies New Film History have increasingly drawn attention structures and processes that determine as medium social institution. Building this, Cinema (NCH) focuses more radically cinema a cultural institution its importance in everyday life. The central claim of this article is move away from authors has obscured their relevance audience experiences NCH. Using Swedish director Ingmar Bergman reception his films two countries, aims re-integrate text auteur into historical studies. That is, initiate productive discussion comprehensive approach towards experience NCH general.