Liv Ullmann to discuss Ingmar Bergman and their films on visit to Bay Area

Ingmar Bergman is without question one of cinema’s most important directors, his often existential films exploring the angst and doubt inherent in the human experience like few other filmmakers.

As Bergman’s muse, lover, longtime friend and collaborator, Liv Ullmann rode shotgun on a nine-film journey from “Persona” (1966) to “Saraband” (2003). Mostly, she starred opposite either Max von Sydow or Erland Josephson, men who critics and film historians often said were stand-ins for Bergman himself.

But asked which actor best represented Bergman, Ullmann said, “I’ll tell you who it was: It was me.