(Didn't want to disappoint.)
Posted on 07/30/2007 3:24:11 AM PDT by WesternCulture
Film director Bergman dies at 89
Legendary film-maker Ingmar Bergman has died aged 89, according to a Swedish news agency. One of the key figures in modern cinema, his 60-year career has spanned intense classics like Cries & Whispers, The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries.
He was nominated for nine Oscars himself, while his films won the best foreign film Oscar three times.
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I’m sure Liv Ullman spiced up his life...or not?
Film Artist. Great way of saying it.
There is an English version but I like the one with sub titles. The ending is almost unbearable.
(Didn't want to disappoint.)
I love Wild Strawberries. People are often surprised that I like many of Bergman’s films since I’m a Christian. But I don’t find his films to be anti-Christian. Bergman was the son of a devout minister and he somewhat rebelled against his strict father (certainly in his private life) but always maintained a respect for Christianity. His films often feature characters who mock faith, but they’re balanced by those who hold steadfastly to their faith.
Wild Strawberries is a good example. So is The Seventh Seal. In these films, the atheistic types are usually cold and cynical, while the Christians, though imperfect, have some life in them.
The Virgin Spring is an often overlooked Bergman film. It contains a violent rape scene (not particularly violent by today’s standards, but shocking in 1960 when the film was produced) but the ending is a great affirmation of faith.
RIP Mr. Bergman. You were a talented man.
I saw the spoof years ago and liked it even though I am also a Bergman fan. Having Scandinavian ancestors, I feel Bergman captured the "Nordic soul" like no one else.
He is also fun to spoof and I think even he would have appreciated that fact.
RIP Ingmar.
I agree. Some of Bergman's movies got a little silly later on. But 'Wild Strawberries' is a magnificent movie. Even worthy, IMO, of the lofty title, 'art.'
RIP
One of my favorite film directors.
To those who aren’t familiar with Bergman, I recommend “Fanny and Alexander” and “Winter Light.”
“Pele the Conquerer” was made by the Danish filmmaker Bille August.
Thanks. The thread just got me thinking about foreign films in general.
Narrated by Mel Brooks.
Or someone who sounds exactly like him.
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If you haven’t seen any of Bergman’s films start with my favorite, Sawdust and Tinsel, AKA The CLown’s Evening AKA The Naked Night. Then move onto to just about anything including Persona and The Passion of Anna, and The VIrgin Spring. LOts of people with not 1/1000th of his talent, made fun of his sometimes leaden sobriety, but he was one of the greatest filmmakers of the twentieth century, which also means one of the dozen or so greatest filmmakers of all time. Consult the conservative critic John Simon’s great study of Bergman’s films, which I believe was called Ingmar Bergman Directs/ but there may have been a follow up book/
Woody’s take on Smiles of a Summer Night” may not have been very good, but I know it was better than his outright rip-off of the worst tendencies of Bergman, a film with Geraldine Page called INTERIORS.
“I’ve been to Atlantic City a million times. I’ve never seen Death walking on the beach.”
Lars von Trier's 'Medea'. Devastating.
Yes, it is intentional. The whole thing is done in a mock Swedish with English subtitles. My favorite line is the chauffeur, after the dove craps on the car window and he gets out to clean it off: "Duva caca. Eil weipen." The climax of the film is a badminton match with Death.
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