Ingmar Bergman From The Inside Out
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In 1960, Stanley Kubrick wrote to Ingmar Bergman to tell him that he was "the greatest film-maker at work today".
Arguably, he remained so until his death in 2007, “leaving behind one of the richest bodies of work in the history of cinema.” (CRITERION)
We're very excited to be screening 4 of his greatest works.
Films in the Ingmar Bergman From The Inside Out:
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Film: The Seventh Seal
1 Sep 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Widely recognised as an absolute masterpiece, The Seventh Seal “marked a turning point in cinema and asserted film as a medium that could ponder life, death and existential angst” (The Telegraph). Using the rich metaphorical outer sheath of a mediaeval setting and a game of chess, Bergman explores our relationship with death.
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Film: Wild Strawberries
8 Sep 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Winning the Golden Globe for best Foreign Film and the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, Wild Strawberries "has a compassionate view of life that best illustrates the more optimistic side of Bergman's puzzled humanity." (THE GUARDIAN). A crabby old professor goes to collect an award and on his journey reconnects with the lyricism of his youth.
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Film: Through A Glass Darkly
15 Sep 2013, 7:30 p.m.
"You can freeze almost any frame of this film and be looking at a striking still photograph." - Film Critic Roger Ebert. This film is Bergman's study of a world without love: Karin slides inexorably into madness, losing her hold on the world, as she is trapped in a male world of repressed feelings.
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Film: Persona
22 Sep 2013, 7:30 p.m.
"I said that Persona saved my life—that is no exaggeration. If I had not found the strength to make that film, I would probably have been all washed up" - Bergman. Absolutely stunning film about how power, jealousy, care and love can all come into play in one relationship, between a nurse and her patient.