Dear Eric, wow, what a nice thing to say. And not at all. I am just so overwhelmed by the greatness of this box set, and I hope that many people who want the set are able to get it and enjoy it. Cheers to you my dear friend.
Thank you so much for your comment. I hope that you enjoy the set. It is very big and there are so many things packed in it, so please enjoy! And if you get a chance, I would love to hear your thoughts on it one day! Cheers.
@@DaisukeBeppu I've now watched the five first films of the set. The set itself is really nice. I really like the book and have been reading the essays for the movies I've finished. It's really cool to see Bergman's transition from his early works like Crisis to his late 50s work like Wild Strawberries and Smiles of a Summer Night. I have yet to get to the point where I'll experience some of his later works. Looking forward to Fanny and Alexander in particular. As for the films so far, I thought Smiles of a Summer Night was really fun, Crisis was somewhat good, especially for being one of his first, but definitely not a masterpiece. A Ship to India was definitely not my favorite. Wild Strawberries is my favorite Bergman film so far. It's such a well-written, directed and acted film. Victor Sjøstrøm also delivers a fantastic portrayal and manages to perfectly convey the feeling of loneliness and melancholy the movie contains. Wild Strawberries was so good, that it has become one of my all-time favorites. To Joy was the latest film I watched, and I just didn't connect with it at all. Like his other earlier films I've watched so far, it definitely has some of his trademarks which I have begun to notice but is still missing some of that special flare. Realy excited to continue the set, and thank you again for these videos.
Jonas Wilstrup great! I hope you enjoy the set. Please let me know if you have any reactions or feelings about it as you make your way through the films! Best regards.
When i switch to blu ray in 5 months, this set is going to to be one the first i'll get! 2021 is the gonna be the BEST so far as a collector, thank you for showing it!!
Dear Daisuke, you have inspired me to order this boxed set. I am so excited. There is a sale going on in the US this month and $150 for 39 Criterion Blu Rays! Less than $4 per movie. An astonishing bargain. Daisuke, your videos are a delight and sit beautifully with the Criterion movies you discuss. Thank you so much.
Hello Rob, and thank you so much. I am so happy to hear that you decided to get the Bergman box set. You are so very very kind and I am very happy to have been able to meet you here. Cheers and please keep me updated about your Bergman journey and your reactions to the films. I would love to know.
@@DaisukeBeppu your channel is a disaster movie for my bank account. Now I see your Fellini videos and then, unbelievably, a whole set on 1970's disaster movies, which are a guilty pleasure for me. Thanks Daisuke!
Hello Daisuke, hope you are doing really well my friend! I have been waiting on blu-ray releases of bergman's works (in particular virgin spring and persona) in the UK for over 5 years. Six months ago I got the great news of the Bfi box sets, and have been contemplating ordering the bfi's release of the Bergman's works,which is being done over a series of box sets, individually being released over a period of time. However I found the existence of the Criterion box from your you tube channel! I have just ordered it from Amazon at £146! I went ahead as an early Xmas gift for my wife and I to enjoy watching over the next 6/12 months! Very much looking forward to it! Thank you for bringing this to our attention, even though it was in 2018. Best wishes!
Hello Daisuke, Sorry to confuse. I have changed my profile name to "Heart of cinema" from my previous personal name "Deepak Bhogal". Hope you are doing well. Deepak
I just bought this. Amazon US has it on sale for $131. Just make sure you click the $18 coupon on the product page. I couldn’t pass it up for this price. I am looking forward to receiving it, as I have never seen any of Bergman’s films.
I hope you enjoy the Bergman set! It is a great release and so please enjoy your Bergman journey! And along the way, if there are any films in particular that you enjoyed, please let me know. I would love to hear about it. Cheers.
What a wonderful collection! And another great set of videos Daisuke, thank you my friend. Does anyone know a good way of displaying this set? And also, are there any protective covers that someone could recommend, to protect the set, but not ruin the look of the item? Many thanks
It is about the same height as a record or laserdisc, and so I keep it together with my laserdiscs. Also, yes, I know people who have separate cases to keep the discs.
Thanks Daisuke. And yes, I saw your video answering the question! Excellent suggestion. I'm hoping this year I may invest in the Fellini and Wong Kar-wai collections too, so may try and think of a way of displaying all 3 together. Any idea on potential boxset releases for 2021? Have a wonderful and safe New Year my friend! And thank you for all your videos. You really do an excellent job!
@@DaisukeBeppu Yeah, exactly. I just discovered your RUclips channel, and would like to say that it is by far my favorite discovery on this website so far. I used to be Roger Ebert's foreign correspondent from Egypt, and occasionally write on his website. If he was still around I would refer this page to him. The content here is just brilliant in every aspect. When I was at a young age, my old man bought me an old VHS copy of the film "JAWS". I watched that tape so many times that eventually wore it out. I now how have so many different editions to that film, my favorite of which is my steenbok edition. This leads me to another question, do you collect steelbook blu-rays as well?
@@waelkhairy6846, thank you so much for your comment and questions! So, before I go any further, let me see if I can answer your initial question, regarding a title that I have bought with the most frequency. I have never thought about the question, which is why your question is so fascinating to me. Thank you for asking it. I think it could be one of the following titles: Once Upon A Time in the West; or Late Spring. This includes my VHS copies many many years ago that my parents bought for me. Let me say that I am incredibly moved by your account of your experience with the film JAWS. Thank you so much for sharing this. I am very honored that you shared this lovely story with us. As for your question about steelbooks, I am not necessarily a collector of them. Or to put it another way, I don't actively seek out the steelbook edition of a title. However, I do happen to have a number of steelbooks, but this is not due to anything other than, for example, the steelbook might have been being offered at a nice price at the time of my purchase, etc. I feel the same way about "o-ring" slipcases and other things like that. But I really admire anyone who collects slipcover editions (especially those from labels like Scream Factory, etc. that soon fall OOP) and steelbook editions. I think the steelbook collector group is a great one, and I wish I had more ability to be a steelbook collector. As for your comments about your background, this is very impressive. I hope you don't mind, but with your comment, I then saw some of your work on RoberEbert.com, and CairoScene.com. This is incredibly impressive and I am very honored that you would spend some time out of your busy schedule to watch some of my videos. It is very, very kind of you. Do you have a list or an article of, for example, some films that you have discussed that have moved you in particular, over the course of your life? I see you have written about films like Knight of Cups, and I also noticed that, on RogerEbert.com, there is a photo of you sitting in the same place that Robert De Niro sat in the diner scene in Heat! Amazing. You know, I am such a great admirer of that film. That could be another film that I have owned many copies of over the course of my life. I remember owning that 2-tape VHS, and indeed, the end of Tape 1 was the very end of the diner scene. "You see me doing thrill-seeking liquor store hold-ups with a born-to-lose tatoo on my chest?" What a great line! And so I am very pleasantly jealous of you in that you were able to sit in that very same chair!! Amazing and well done. Best regards from Tokyo.
Oh my God, “Heat” is such an incredible film. I wrote about it multiple times. There’s an article I wrote on Roger’s site called “Crime in the emptiness of Los Angeles” that really goes in depth on that film. www.rogerebert.com/far-flung-correspondents/crime-in-the-emptiness-of-los-angeles I also wrote about Michael Mann’s depiction of that city in my personal blog, The Cinephile Fix, the article is called “Michael Mann’s Portrayal of Los Angeles”. The piece was later published in a book in the UK. cinephilefix.com/2014/09/21/film-analysis-michael-manns-portrayal-of-los-angeles/ It’s funny that you mentioned that film. I think two years ago, Warner Brothers released “Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition” with beautiful artwork of the cityscape on the cover. I was invited to attend a screening of that cut with the cast and crew, but I couldn’t make it due to some previous engagement. It’s one of the biggest regrets of my life. As for the films that moved me throughout my life. No director has moved me more than Yasujiro Ozu. I was incredibly moved by almost every film in his filmography. I do hope Criterion releases a box set with all of his work. The one film of his that moved me most is “Early Summer”. It is unquestionably one of the most moving pictures I’ve ever seen. I’ve never actually written about this film for the very reason that words almost always fail me. Every single viewing of that film feels like a spiritual experience. Observing the different generations within a family interact with one another made me think of how our lives flow into each other’s. It happened to watch that “Early Summer” and “Tokyo Story” around the time my grandfather had passed away so they had an incredibly profound effect on me. When you lose someone you love, the person you lost lives on in your memory, and the memories of every person he or she touched throughout his or her life. Part of who they are lives on inside of us. They become part of who we are, and eventually the time comes for you to project yourself as a memory to future generations, and that part of you is a synthesis of every person you lost and held dearly in your heart. So in a way, no one ever leaves us; no one passes away, we are merely passed on. I will always treasure “Early Summer”. I’ve always had trouble writing about the films that moved me most, maybe it’s because I always think that no matter what I write, I won’t do the film any justice. By moved I don’t necessarily mean moved me to tears, but films that changed something in me. Some of these films include Yasujiro Ozu’s “Early Summer”, “Tokyo Story”, and “I Was Born But..”, Mike Leigh’s “Naked”, Béla Tarr’s “Werckmeister Harmonies”, Andrei Tarkovsky’s “Mirror”, Luis Bunuel’s “The Exterminating Angel”, Terrence Mallick’s “The Thin Red Line”, Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly”, Gilo Pontecorvo’s “The Battle of Algiers”, Akira Kurosawa’s “Ikiru” and “Red Beard”. I’ll end this reply with something more recent, I just finished watching “Happy as Lazzaro” and I was incredibly moved by the end of it. I wrote this about the film in my “The 10 Best Films of 2018” list: An unconventional contemporary take on Italian Neorealism, Alice Rohrwacher’s miraculous “Happy as Lazzaro” is not only the best film of the year, it is one of the most tender, spiritual, and poetic films in recent years. This allegorical fable is based on a real-life incident that took place in Italy where the widow of a marquess exploited the seclusion of her lands to keep her peasants working as slaves. A film as beautiful as this one must have been written by a very kind soul. Shot on 16mm, “Happy as Lazzaro” takes place in a cruel world that has no room for kindness, and yet somehow, watching this profound piece of work filled me with an urgency to be as generous and kind as its protagonist, Lazzaro. Do yourself a favor and watch this transcendent masterpiece as soon as you can. It will linger in your thoughts for years to come. I ordered the film on Blu-ray through Amazon Italy and was so glad it included English subtitles. Did you watch that film by any chance? I really hope they make it part of the Criterion Collection one day. Also, do you have a video in which you discuss films that moved you?
@@waelkhairy6846 This is an amazing comment. So much to unpack here! So, it looks like you and I share a love for the great film HEAT. Thank you very much for sharing these links to your articles. This is amazing. I remember seeing this in the theater in 1995 when it was first released. It was an amazing year (I think this was the same year that CASINO was also released in the theaters). I still remember that very loud sound that echoed through the theater during the famous shoot-out scene. It was loud and thunderous and so shocking. As for your comment about your experience with the film Happy as Lazzaro, thank you very much for your recommendation. I haven't seen this. Is it a recent film? As for your comments regarding Ozu, this is really wonderful. I am very happy to read these comments. Ozu films have a special place in my heart as well, and they are incredibly moving. I think for me, it's Late Spring. This film has gained so much in my estimation especially since I have a daughter of my own. But I understand exactly what you are saying when you describe Early Summer. You know, come to think of it, I have never done a video talking about the films that have moved me, though I think I have spoken about these films here and there over the course of many videos over some months. Perhaps it might be a good idea to do a video focusing on such specific question. If you don't mind, may I use your question to me as a topic of an upcoming video? (I don't mind if you say "no"!).
I'm just overwhelmed and humbled by the unbelievable amount of thought and work you put into your videos, my friend.
Dear Eric, wow, what a nice thing to say. And not at all. I am just so overwhelmed by the greatness of this box set, and I hope that many people who want the set are able to get it and enjoy it. Cheers to you my dear friend.
I think Daisuke is on the Criterion payroll... lol
Great introduction to the set Daisuke. I can’t wait to watch all the videos in this Ingmar Bergman series you’ve made.
Jared Wignall thank you so much!!!
I just wanted to say these videos helped my decision to buy this set. Thank you for making these helpful videos.
Thank you so much for your comment. I hope that you enjoy the set. It is very big and there are so many things packed in it, so please enjoy! And if you get a chance, I would love to hear your thoughts on it one day! Cheers.
@@DaisukeBeppu I will remember to try adding some comments once I finish the set. Can't wait to start watching the movies.
@@DaisukeBeppu I've now watched the five first films of the set. The set itself is really nice. I really like the book and have been reading the essays for the movies I've finished. It's really cool to see Bergman's transition from his early works like Crisis to his late 50s work like Wild Strawberries and Smiles of a Summer Night. I have yet to get to the point where I'll experience some of his later works. Looking forward to Fanny and Alexander in particular. As for the films so far, I thought Smiles of a Summer Night was really fun, Crisis was somewhat good, especially for being one of his first, but definitely not a masterpiece. A Ship to India was definitely not my favorite. Wild Strawberries is my favorite Bergman film so far. It's such a well-written, directed and acted film. Victor Sjøstrøm also delivers a fantastic portrayal and manages to perfectly convey the feeling of loneliness and melancholy the movie contains. Wild Strawberries was so good, that it has become one of my all-time favorites. To Joy was the latest film I watched, and I just didn't connect with it at all. Like his other earlier films I've watched so far, it definitely has some of his trademarks which I have begun to notice but is still missing some of that special flare. Realy excited to continue the set, and thank you again for these videos.
Looking forward to exploring these videos further as i myself dive into the boxset. Arrived yesterday..
Jonas Wilstrup great! I hope you enjoy the set. Please let me know if you have any reactions or feelings about it as you make your way through the films! Best regards.
When i switch to blu ray in 5 months, this set is going to to be one the first i'll get! 2021 is the gonna be the BEST so far as a collector, thank you for showing it!!
Hello and thank you so much for this news! I hope you enjoy the world of blu ray and the Bergman set. Cheers and I hope you are well.
Dear Daisuke, you have inspired me to order this boxed set. I am so excited. There is a sale going on in the US this month and $150 for 39 Criterion Blu Rays! Less than $4 per movie. An astonishing bargain. Daisuke, your videos are a delight and sit beautifully with the Criterion movies you discuss. Thank you so much.
Hello Rob, and thank you so much. I am so happy to hear that you decided to get the Bergman box set. You are so very very kind and I am very happy to have been able to meet you here. Cheers and please keep me updated about your Bergman journey and your reactions to the films. I would love to know.
@@DaisukeBeppu your channel is a disaster movie for my bank account. Now I see your Fellini videos and then, unbelievably, a whole set on 1970's disaster movies, which are a guilty pleasure for me. Thanks Daisuke!
Hello Daisuke, hope you are doing really well my friend!
I have been waiting on blu-ray releases of bergman's works (in particular virgin spring and persona) in the UK for over 5 years. Six months ago I got the great news of the Bfi box sets, and have been contemplating ordering the bfi's release of the Bergman's works,which is being done over a series of box sets, individually being released over a period of time. However I found the existence of the Criterion box from your you tube channel! I have just ordered it from Amazon at £146! I went ahead as an early Xmas gift for my wife and I to enjoy watching over the next 6/12 months! Very much looking forward to it! Thank you for bringing this to our attention, even though it was in 2018. Best wishes!
Thank you very much for this comment here as well, Heart of Cinema. I appreciate it very very much. Cheers.
Hello Daisuke,
Sorry to confuse. I have changed my profile name to "Heart of cinema" from my previous personal name "Deepak Bhogal".
Hope you are doing well.
Deepak
I just bought this. Amazon US has it on sale for $131. Just make sure you click the $18 coupon on the product page. I couldn’t pass it up for this price. I am looking forward to receiving it, as I have never seen any of Bergman’s films.
I hope you enjoy the Bergman set! It is a great release and so please enjoy your Bergman journey! And along the way, if there are any films in particular that you enjoyed, please let me know. I would love to hear about it. Cheers.
What a wonderful collection! And another great set of videos Daisuke, thank you my friend.
Does anyone know a good way of displaying this set?
And also, are there any protective covers that someone could recommend, to protect the set, but not ruin the look of the item?
Many thanks
It is about the same height as a record or laserdisc, and so I keep it together with my laserdiscs. Also, yes, I know people who have separate cases to keep the discs.
Thanks Daisuke. And yes, I saw your video answering the question! Excellent suggestion.
I'm hoping this year I may invest in the Fellini and Wong Kar-wai collections too, so may try and think of a way of displaying all 3 together.
Any idea on potential boxset releases for 2021?
Have a wonderful and safe New Year my friend! And thank you for all your videos. You really do an excellent job!
Which film did you double-dip the most?
Wael Khairy thank you for your question.
Are you asking me about what film regarding which I have purchased the most copies or versions?
@@DaisukeBeppu Yeah, exactly. I just discovered your RUclips channel, and would like to say that it is by far my favorite discovery on this website so far.
I used to be Roger Ebert's foreign correspondent from Egypt, and occasionally write on his website. If he was still around I would refer this page to him. The content here is just brilliant in every aspect.
When I was at a young age, my old man bought me an old VHS copy of the film "JAWS". I watched that tape so many times that eventually wore it out. I now how have so many different editions to that film, my favorite of which is my steenbok edition. This leads me to another question, do you collect steelbook blu-rays as well?
@@waelkhairy6846, thank you so much for your comment and questions! So, before I go any further, let me see if I can answer your initial question, regarding a title that I have bought with the most frequency.
I have never thought about the question, which is why your question is so fascinating to me. Thank you for asking it. I think it could be one of the following titles: Once Upon A Time in the West; or Late Spring. This includes my VHS copies many many years ago that my parents bought for me.
Let me say that I am incredibly moved by your account of your experience with the film JAWS. Thank you so much for sharing this. I am very honored that you shared this lovely story with us.
As for your question about steelbooks, I am not necessarily a collector of them. Or to put it another way, I don't actively seek out the steelbook edition of a title. However, I do happen to have a number of steelbooks, but this is not due to anything other than, for example, the steelbook might have been being offered at a nice price at the time of my purchase, etc. I feel the same way about "o-ring" slipcases and other things like that. But I really admire anyone who collects slipcover editions (especially those from labels like Scream Factory, etc. that soon fall OOP) and steelbook editions. I think the steelbook collector group is a great one, and I wish I had more ability to be a steelbook collector.
As for your comments about your background, this is very impressive. I hope you don't mind, but with your comment, I then saw some of your work on RoberEbert.com, and CairoScene.com. This is incredibly impressive and I am very honored that you would spend some time out of your busy schedule to watch some of my videos. It is very, very kind of you.
Do you have a list or an article of, for example, some films that you have discussed that have moved you in particular, over the course of your life? I see you have written about films like Knight of Cups, and I also noticed that, on RogerEbert.com, there is a photo of you sitting in the same place that Robert De Niro sat in the diner scene in Heat! Amazing. You know, I am such a great admirer of that film. That could be another film that I have owned many copies of over the course of my life. I remember owning that 2-tape VHS, and indeed, the end of Tape 1 was the very end of the diner scene. "You see me doing thrill-seeking liquor store hold-ups with a born-to-lose tatoo on my chest?" What a great line!
And so I am very pleasantly jealous of you in that you were able to sit in that very same chair!! Amazing and well done.
Best regards from Tokyo.
Oh my God, “Heat” is such an incredible film. I wrote about it multiple times. There’s an article I wrote on Roger’s site called “Crime in the emptiness of Los Angeles” that really goes in depth on that film.
www.rogerebert.com/far-flung-correspondents/crime-in-the-emptiness-of-los-angeles
I also wrote about Michael Mann’s depiction of that city in my personal blog, The Cinephile Fix, the article is called “Michael Mann’s Portrayal of Los Angeles”. The piece was later published in a book in the UK.
cinephilefix.com/2014/09/21/film-analysis-michael-manns-portrayal-of-los-angeles/
It’s funny that you mentioned that film. I think two years ago, Warner Brothers released “Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition” with beautiful artwork of the cityscape on the cover. I was invited to attend a screening of that cut with the cast and crew, but I couldn’t make it due to some previous engagement. It’s one of the biggest regrets of my life.
As for the films that moved me throughout my life. No director has moved me more than Yasujiro Ozu. I was incredibly moved by almost every film in his filmography. I do hope Criterion releases a box set with all of his work. The one film of his that moved me most is “Early Summer”. It is unquestionably one of the most moving pictures I’ve ever seen. I’ve never actually written about this film for the very reason that words almost always fail me. Every single viewing of that film feels like a spiritual experience. Observing the different generations within a family interact with one another made me think of how our lives flow into each other’s.
It happened to watch that “Early Summer” and “Tokyo Story” around the time my grandfather had passed away so they had an incredibly profound effect on me. When you lose someone you love, the person you lost lives on in your memory, and the memories of every person he or she touched throughout his or her life. Part of who they are lives on inside of us. They become part of who we are, and eventually the time comes for you to project yourself as a memory to future generations, and that part of you is a synthesis of every person you lost and held dearly in your heart. So in a way, no one ever leaves us; no one passes away, we are merely passed on.
I will always treasure “Early Summer”.
I’ve always had trouble writing about the films that moved me most, maybe it’s because I always think that no matter what I write, I won’t do the film any justice. By moved I don’t necessarily mean moved me to tears, but films that changed something in me. Some of these films include Yasujiro Ozu’s “Early Summer”, “Tokyo Story”, and “I Was Born But..”, Mike Leigh’s “Naked”, Béla Tarr’s “Werckmeister Harmonies”, Andrei Tarkovsky’s “Mirror”, Luis Bunuel’s “The Exterminating Angel”, Terrence Mallick’s “The Thin Red Line”, Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly”, Gilo Pontecorvo’s “The Battle of Algiers”, Akira Kurosawa’s “Ikiru” and “Red Beard”.
I’ll end this reply with something more recent, I just finished watching “Happy as Lazzaro” and I was incredibly moved by the end of it. I wrote this about the film in my “The 10 Best Films of 2018” list:
An unconventional contemporary take on Italian Neorealism, Alice Rohrwacher’s miraculous “Happy as Lazzaro” is not only the best film of the year, it is one of the most tender, spiritual, and poetic films in recent years. This allegorical fable is based on a real-life incident that took place in Italy where the widow of a marquess exploited the seclusion of her lands to keep her peasants working as slaves.
A film as beautiful as this one must have been written by a very kind soul. Shot on 16mm, “Happy as Lazzaro” takes place in a cruel world that has no room for kindness, and yet somehow, watching this profound piece of work filled me with an urgency to be as generous and kind as its protagonist, Lazzaro. Do yourself a favor and watch this transcendent masterpiece as soon as you can. It will linger in your thoughts for years to come.
I ordered the film on Blu-ray through Amazon Italy and was so glad it included English subtitles. Did you watch that film by any chance? I really hope they make it part of the Criterion Collection one day. Also, do you have a video in which you discuss films that moved you?
@@DaisukeBeppu
@@waelkhairy6846 This is an amazing comment. So much to unpack here!
So, it looks like you and I share a love for the great film HEAT. Thank you very much for sharing these links to your articles. This is amazing. I remember seeing this in the theater in 1995 when it was first released. It was an amazing year (I think this was the same year that CASINO was also released in the theaters). I still remember that very loud sound that echoed through the theater during the famous shoot-out scene. It was loud and thunderous and so shocking.
As for your comment about your experience with the film Happy as Lazzaro, thank you very much for your recommendation. I haven't seen this. Is it a recent film?
As for your comments regarding Ozu, this is really wonderful. I am very happy to read these comments. Ozu films have a special place in my heart as well, and they are incredibly moving. I think for me, it's Late Spring. This film has gained so much in my estimation especially since I have a daughter of my own. But I understand exactly what you are saying when you describe Early Summer.
You know, come to think of it, I have never done a video talking about the films that have moved me, though I think I have spoken about these films here and there over the course of many videos over some months. Perhaps it might be a good idea to do a video focusing on such specific question. If you don't mind, may I use your question to me as a topic of an upcoming video? (I don't mind if you say "no"!).
I'd like an explanation for why Criterion imposed its order on the films, rather than simply giving them in chronological order.
You can ask Criterion directly if you want such explanation.