@@thecinemarevivalist I have the box set but I haven’t quite watched them all. I strongly agree with you that Dreams and Summer Interlude are underrated by many. I would also put A Lesson in Love in the underrated category. As for his very best, I think The Virgin Spring, The Seventh Seal, Shame, Wild Strawberries and Winter Light would be near the very top. I need to watch Fanny and Alexander all the way through. One of the reasons that I would put The Touch at the very bottom like you did Is that I don’t understand the motivation as to why the wife would begin an affair with the Elliot Gould character. It’s never shown. She seems to have a very lovely husband and family and life. I don’t sense and chemistry between Gould and Bibi Anderssen either.
@@iakona23Lovely to hear your thoughts my friend. Fanny and Alexander certainly is an experience worth the time. I think I said it in the video, but to me it's the perfect introduction to Bergman - accessible yet clearly showcases his 30+ years of film making experience. The thing about Elliot Gould also, is that I just don't think his acting meshes well with Bergman's style. His presence feels very grating to the overall atmosphere. Thanks again for the kind words and for taking the time to watch my video :)
Thank you. I watched it through in one go, always finding it informative. Good that the Christian currents in the filmography are brought forward - with Ingmar's father Erik having been a priest those are hardly insignificant.
Wow that's impressive you did it all at once, and I'm glad you enjoyed your time. It's always surreal when I see comments like this on the older, really long videos, so I appreciate it. Assuming you're familiar with Bergman's work, I'm wondering what are some of your favourites? Or, which ones intrigued you most from the video? :)
@@thecinemarevivalist I haven't seen that many of Bergman's films, so my favourites are predictable. I saw Fanny & Alexander in New York in the summer of 1983 and it was interesting to note that American reaction to that film. Bergman is closer to home for me than for them, so to speak. His father baptised my father in the apartment I'm in right now here in Stockholm. And the Seventh Seal scene in your thumbnail was filmed a few miles away from where my mother's grandparents grew up. Bergman was obviously attached to this part of Stockholm, and one regret I have is not attending an event he took part in in November 1986 in the cinema closest to here, where he saw many films growing up. I asked my mother to go with me but she was too busy. An article afterwards described exactly how inspired Bergman had been then, so at least I still have that.
@@AugustMoon67 That's so cool! I have so many questions, but I don't want to bombard you haha. It's always cool hearing the perspective of people who got to see films like these right when they came out. Makes me wonder which films from my era will be talked about in the same way as a Seventh Seal or a Citizen Kane, etc. One of the downsides of living in Canada is that we don't have a lot of culture because of our short history, so I'm always jealous of these European countries that have such internationally recognized figures. I'm curious, is Bergman fairly popular still in Sweden or is it more like over here where only people who are into film really know of him? Apologies for talking your ear off, but it's a very interesting topic for me. Much love :)
Fantastic achievement. Thank you so much. Your opinions on Bergman films is the closest that I have found to my own.
I appreciate the support homie :) what's your favourite Bergman?
@@thecinemarevivalist I have the box set but I haven’t quite watched them all. I strongly agree with you that Dreams and Summer Interlude are underrated by many. I would also put A Lesson in Love in the underrated category.
As for his very best, I think The Virgin Spring, The Seventh Seal, Shame, Wild Strawberries and Winter Light would be near the very top. I need to watch Fanny and Alexander all the way through.
One of the reasons that I would put The Touch at the very bottom like you did
Is that I don’t understand the motivation as to why the wife would begin an affair with the Elliot Gould character. It’s never shown. She seems to have a very lovely husband and family and life. I don’t sense and chemistry between Gould and Bibi Anderssen either.
@@iakona23Lovely to hear your thoughts my friend. Fanny and Alexander certainly is an experience worth the time. I think I said it in the video, but to me it's the perfect introduction to Bergman - accessible yet clearly showcases his 30+ years of film making experience.
The thing about Elliot Gould also, is that I just don't think his acting meshes well with Bergman's style. His presence feels very grating to the overall atmosphere.
Thanks again for the kind words and for taking the time to watch my video :)
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Thank you. I watched it through in one go, always finding it informative.
Good that the Christian currents in the filmography are brought forward - with Ingmar's father Erik having been a priest those are hardly insignificant.
Wow that's impressive you did it all at once, and I'm glad you enjoyed your time. It's always surreal when I see comments like this on the older, really long videos, so I appreciate it.
Assuming you're familiar with Bergman's work, I'm wondering what are some of your favourites? Or, which ones intrigued you most from the video? :)
@@thecinemarevivalist
I haven't seen that many of Bergman's films, so my favourites are predictable. I saw Fanny & Alexander in New York in the summer of 1983 and it was interesting to note that American reaction to that film. Bergman is closer to home for me than for them, so to speak. His father baptised my father in the apartment I'm in right now here in Stockholm. And the Seventh Seal scene in your thumbnail was filmed a few miles away from where my mother's grandparents grew up.
Bergman was obviously attached to this part of Stockholm, and one regret I have is not attending an event he took part in in November 1986 in the cinema closest to here, where he saw many films growing up. I asked my mother to go with me but she was too busy. An article afterwards described exactly how inspired Bergman had been then, so at least I still have that.
@@AugustMoon67 That's so cool! I have so many questions, but I don't want to bombard you haha. It's always cool hearing the perspective of people who got to see films like these right when they came out. Makes me wonder which films from my era will be talked about in the same way as a Seventh Seal or a Citizen Kane, etc.
One of the downsides of living in Canada is that we don't have a lot of culture because of our short history, so I'm always jealous of these European countries that have such internationally recognized figures. I'm curious, is Bergman fairly popular still in Sweden or is it more like over here where only people who are into film really know of him? Apologies for talking your ear off, but it's a very interesting topic for me. Much love :)
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