Ingmar Bergman’s effect on pop culture

The Muppets, French and Saunders, Bill and Ted and even an Oscar-nominated spoof: Ingmar Bergman’s work has inspired the makers of TV comedies, cartoons and blockbusters that are worlds away from the director’s style. Here filmmaker Nic Wassell examines the great Swedish director’s influence.

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