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A Film Research Guide: Contextualize

Contextualize

Information about a filmmaker's life, the society they worked in, and the sources they drew on in their work can all help provide context for understanding and writing about film.  Please select the options under the Contextualize tab above for resources concerning an author's life, film history, and historical context.

Ingmar Bergman during the production of Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället) (1957).  

Svensk Filmindustri (SF) press photo. Source: Svenska filministitutet.