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The operative phrase is "...may have been...".

Posted by Audiophilander on July 31, 2007 at 10:29:00:
>>> "For the Bergman bashers..." <<<
I'm neither a fan nor basher of Bergman's films, but I can think of many filmmakers who are more deserving of that mantle in spite of Bergman's rich repertoire of lauded work.
>>> "Ingmar Bergman changed the face of filmmaking -- and may have been the 20th century's greatest artist." <<<
Assuming the context of "artist" to be specific to cinema, examples of other highly regarded filmmakers with a body of work of similar distinction:
Charles Chaplin
F.W. Murnau
Erich Von Stroheim
Joseph Von Sternberg
Fritz Lang
Billy Wilder
Stanley Kubrick
Chuck Jones >;0B
...and individual masterpieces arguably superior to Bergman's best:
Orson Welles: Citizen Kane
Carl Theodore Dreyer: The Passion of Joan of Arc
F.W. Murnau: Sunrise
Abel Gance: Napoleon
Fritz Lang: M
Terry Gilliam: Brazil
Peter Jackson: LoTR trilogy ;0)
Bergman is primarily remembered today for that chess match he filmed between a returning knight and The Grim Reaper in The Seventh Seal even though his accomplishments certainly exceed one memorable concept. Note: My favorite line about Bergman came from the funky looking bug-eyed Mantis character that hosted a late night monster movie series on TNT back in the early 90's, and I quote: "It ain't Bergman, but things blow up!"
When it comes right down to it there are only a couple of his films that I've gone out of my way to watch (The Seventh Seal; Virgin Spring), but that's due to my interest in period dramas, supernatural fantasy and historical fiction. Regardless, it's certainly fair to revere the Director's vision and creative talent.
AuPh