The Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman was quoted as saying: "Tarkovsky for me is the greatest [of us all], the one who invented a new language, true to the nature of film, as it captures life as a reflection, life as a dream".
ðə swˈiːdɪʃ fˈɪlmeɪkɚɹ ɪŋɡmˈɑːɹ bˈɜːɡmən wʌz kwˈoʊɾᵻd æz sˈeɪɪŋ: "tɑːɹkˈɑːvski fɔːɹ mˌiː ɪz ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ʌv ˌʌs ˈɔːl, ðə wˈʌn hˌuː ɪnvˈɛntᵻd ɐ nˈuː lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, tɹˈuː tə ðə nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌv fˈɪlm, æz ɪt kˈæptʃɚz lˈaɪf æz ɐ ɹᵻflˈɛkʃən, lˈaɪf æz ɐ dɹˈiːm".