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I like it, especially compared to "The Seventh Seal."
The performances were quite unforgettable and the biggest attraction for me.
Again, not exactly a movie to watch when you want to be entertained or have fun, and I kind of feel like I was watching it as a reference in a film school somewhere. Nevertheless, quite special...
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...as I respect, admire, and "like," even love his films. I've found them bracing and fascinating and cathartic and so on. Always interesting...and even uplifting in their determination to survive in the face of all that life (and one's own inner demons) throws at you.
Entertainment comes a dime a dozen. I've nothing against entertainment but my most memorable experiences of films, music, art, whatever...go far beyond what I'd describe as being entertained. These experiences grab hold of me and change me (for better or worse).
Now is someone going to call me a "Bergman snob?"
eb
As I look at my Netflix queue, I see "too much Bergman" coming up soon, namely "Through Glass Darkly" and "Cries and Whispers."
After watching "The Seventh Veil" and "Persona," not to mention "Ikiru," I think I need a little breather.
So I've got Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" coming next (?).
Any other GREAT movies that are maybe a bit different and more, eh, entertaining?
as "Midsummer..." in his arsenal, too.
"8 1/2" is, of course, a wonderful Fellini, too, but I'd also look at the other giants of Italian cinema such as Antonioni, Rossellini, Bertolucci.
(Fanny and Al I found crashingly boring... that was many years ago, however).
I too had a hard time making it through F & A, at least the first half or so. Watched it again more recently and it seemed totally different, and not slow at all this time.
Rod
...his last "real" film and tremendous fun along with the more serious, philosophical stuff. It's a joy to watch and is autobiographical to boot.
they leave the viewer feeling... happy about the human condition.
His dark, brooding view of life (kind of a Scandinavian cliché) makes it hard to like his films.
Respect and admire, yes.
I don't know. I enjoy his films on an emotional level, as well as for entertainment....not just intellectually, or for film appreciation. I find many of his films cathartic, and usually feel better after watching one than I did before. There's often a moment near the end of the film when something clicks, and I get the feeling that despite all the pain and suffering life can be good, and it is worth it. That's just me though. This is the way art should be...it affects different people differently.
"Persona" is a really cool film IMO, and after repeated viewings still incomprehensible to me in some ways, like Altman's "3 Women" and Lynch's "Mulholland Dr".
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