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Ingmar Bergman recommendations?

  • 03-07-2007 3:44pm
    #1
    radiospan
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    I saw Persona by Ingmar Bergman a few nights ago on Film4 and thought it was fantastic. Really liked the feel of it.

    I'd like to see a few more of his films, looking for one or two recommendations? He seems fairly prolific.


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  • #2
    Karl Hungus
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    If you've not seen it, then by all means check out The Seventh Seal. I haven't seen as much of Bergman's films as I'd like, but I've also enjoyed Hour Of The Wolf and Scenes From A Marraige, so I'd recommend those.


  • #3
    Master Shake
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    plazzTT wrote:
    I saw Persona by Ingmar Bergman a few nights ago on Film4 and thought it was fantastic. Really liked the feel of it.

    I'd like to see a few more of his films, looking for one or two recommendations? He seems fairly prolific.

    Bergman is one of my favorite directors. Of his films I recommend:

    Fanny and Alexander
    Wild Strawberries
    The Seventh Seal
    Scenes From a Marriage
    Persona
    Cries and Whispers
    Hour of the Wolf (much underrated!)
    Winter Light
    Saraband
    and, finally, one of my faves: Smiles of a Summer Night (one of his earlier films).

    Pretty much all of Bergman's films are thought provoking, so I wouldn't confine myself to only those I have listed. They just happen to be my faves.
    If you liked the feel of 'Persona', then there's a good chance you'll enjoy at least some of the films I've listed above.

    Incidentally, I see there's another thread going about 'Mulholland Drive' by David Lynch. That film contains a very obvious homage to 'Persona'.


  • #4
    da_deadman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 388 ✭✭da_deadman


    Karl Hungus wrote:
    If you've not seen it, then by all means check out The Seventh Seal.

    Yes, definitely check this one out. It's a very good film and, happily, the Filmhouse cinema here in Edinburgh will be showing it later this month. So I might just take this chance to watch it on the big screen. :)


  • #5
    Slutmonkey57b
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    I recommend painting one wall "50's institutional gunmetal grey" and staring at it on a hard wooden chair for about 10 hours.


  • #6
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Slutmonkey57b wrote:
    I recommend painting one wall "50's institutional gunmetal grey" and staring at it on a hard wooden chair for about 10 hours.

    I recommend you to quit ****ing trolling. ;)


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  • #7
    Running Bing
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    Master Shake wrote:
    Bergman is one of my favorite directors. Of his films I recommend:

    Fanny and Alexander
    Wild Strawberries
    The Seventh Seal
    Scenes From a Marriage
    Persona
    Cries and Whispers
    Hour of the Wolf (much underrated!)
    Winter Light
    Saraband
    and, finally, one of my faves: Smiles of a Summer Night (one of his earlier films).


    So basically all of them Master Shake;) :) Basically the first port of call has to be the seventh seal. A truly incredible film. Watch it, miss the point, watch it again and love it(at least thats the way it happened with me:o ). Its now one of my favourite films ever.

    Aside from that I really liked the magician and Hour of the wolf. Wild strawberries is also very very highly rated. I must admit I was underwhelmed by it but I have a feeling it is a film that will benefit from a repeated viewing so I intend to watch it again.


  • #8
    radiospan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,353 ✭✭✭radiospan


    Thanks for the recommendations. I'm going to watch Seventh Seal next I think.

    BBC FOUR are having an Ingmar Bergman weekend right now: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/ "Journey into Autumn" is on now. There's interviews and documentaries on him coming up tonight and tomorrow too.
    Master Shake wrote:
    Incidentally, I see there's another thread going about 'Mulholland Drive' by David Lynch. That film contains a very obvious homage to 'Persona'.

    Yeh I watched Mulholland Drive about a week before I saw Persona and spotted that too. Good homage / reference.


  • #9
    mike65
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    Just watched Journey into Autumn AKA Glamour. It was the last pre-classic era Bergman or minor-Ingmar if you prefer but none-the-less contains most of the central themes of his canon. Lovely luminescent B&W photography and plenty of well observed scenes in a brief 80 min film.

    Mike.


  • #10
    radiospan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,353 ✭✭✭radiospan


    mike65 wrote:
    Just watched Journey into Autumn AKA Glamour. It was the last pre-classic era Bergman or minor-Ingmar if you prefer but none-the-less contains most of the central themes of his canon. Lovely luminescent B&W photography and plenty of well observed scenes in a brief 80 min film.

    Mike.


    aka "Dreams" also.

    http://imdb.com/title/tt0048272/


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