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In Reply to: RE: "Persona" Hmm posted by Jon L on July 07, 2007 at 13:44:33
...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
Follow Ups:
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.
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