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Bergman Dead At 89
Posted by The Visitor at 3:42am.
Posted in Film News , Continental Europe & Russia, Obituaries.
I first encountered a Bergman film many years ago with Persona, and was immediately awestruck by how different it was from all other films I had seen. It was one of those moments when you think you know cinema, and a film comes along and changes, or widens, your perception. What the heck were those flitting images? Why was there a shot of the camera crew?
As time went by, I discovered more and more of his works, and even love the films that were least liked by critics, such as the infinitely haunting Hour Of The Wolf. If anything, it was really The Virgin Spring that caught me by surprise. Knowing that it was the film that inspired Wes Craven’s Last House On The Left, I didn’t expect a film of such exquisite beauty in the midst of the horror of violence.
The game of chess is finally over. May he rest in peace.
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petcor80 07/30/2007 @ 4:03am
he was one of the greatest
RIP
hellovoltage 07/30/2007 @ 4:32am
ahhh, man. one of the greatest ever. may he rest peacefully.
his Wild Strawberries and Through A Glass Darkly recommended to all.
Marcio 07/30/2007 @ 4:45am
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