In Reply to: RE: In defense of Bergman. posted by jamesgarvin on August 14, 2007 at 08:02:17:
Before all this Bergman attention, I guess I was a Bergman neophyte. In fact, I just watched "Through a Glass Darkly" yesterday. I "liked" Persona, Fanny and Alexander, and hated Seventh Seal.I'm not so sure I would encourage neophytes to spend too much time with Bergman, though. For your average movie-goer, Bergman movies will come across too much like plays, but with all the downsides such as limited action and often over-dramatic dialogue but without the advantages of being there in person in front of the stage for that involvement.
Edits: 08/14/07
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- Neophytes seeking Bergman - Jon L 11:37:39 08/14/07 (10)
- RE: " Hated Seventh Seals---" - patrickU 13:37:59 08/14/07 (8)
- Have you seen it lately? - Jon L 11:59:16 08/15/07 (2)
- RE: Have you seen it lately? - patrickU 12:56:09 08/15/07 (0)
- I saw it a few months ago... and loved it!! - sjb 12:06:13 08/15/07 (0)
- "That can not be." - Hey, I can understand disliking the film. - Audiophilander 23:12:51 08/14/07 (4)
- RE: Wilder? - patrickU 00:35:53 08/15/07 (3)
- RE: Wilder? Yep. - Audiophilander 09:00:10 08/15/07 (2)
- RE: Wilder? Yep. - patrickU 09:41:03 08/15/07 (1)
- "Stalag should be to your taste too, I wonder why you did not put it in." - Because, ... - Audiophilander 13:33:52 08/15/07 (0)
- RE: Neophytes seeking Bergman - jamesgarvin 11:39:39 08/14/07 (0)