Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Rod H. (A) on May 12, 2011 at 21:11:49

In Reply to: RE: "The Passion of Anna:" reuniting Ullmann and Andersson, again. Like in posted by tinear on May 12, 2011 at 19:15:35

Although "The Passion of Anna" is sometimes considered a lesser Bergman film, it's one of my favorites, and I appreciate it more and more with each viewing.

I find the insertion of the segments in which the actors talk about their characters jarring, fascinating, but somehow perfect and suitable...and perhaps even essential to the film.

There is much implied and left to the imagination in this one, and it gives the film a unique feel. If I had to confine my film viewing for the rest of my life to the works of one director, it would be Bergman, and sometimes I think that I wouldn't even mind it!