To Bergman or not to Bergman?

I used to think I really liked the films of Ingmar Bergman.  Three are in my top 200:  Smiles of a Summer Night, The Seventh Seal, and Through a Glass Darkly.  But the films that I have either been indifferent to or disliked outnumber them:  Persona, Hour of the Wolf, Wild Strawberries, The Silence, Winter Light.

Now, true, there are several major works…