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Ingmar Bergman dead
« on: 30 Jul 2007, 11:38 »

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Re: Ingmar Bergman dead
« Reply #1 on: 30 Jul 2007, 12:32 »

I am truly sorry to hear this.  He was the greatest.
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Re: Ingmar Bergman dead
« Reply #2 on: 30 Jul 2007, 14:39 »

I wasn't a fan, but he was a great man.

It's been on TV and radio all day, some of the old ladies were very sad :(
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Re: Ingmar Bergman dead
« Reply #3 on: 30 Jul 2007, 17:01 »

To be honest I'm pretty amazed he was still alive. He was 89, right? That's old enough for me to not get too sad about it, especially given that he hadn't been too active recently (unlike Robert Altman, who was making films right up until he died and presumably would have continued doing so).

Still, he was one of the greats. I must confess to not having seen many of his films - but Scenes From a Marriage is a personal favourite. I would very much like to see Saraband, but haven't had an opportunity yet. We must also be eternally thankful for Bergman's influence on Woody Allen (Allen made good films once, remember).
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Re: Ingmar Bergman dead
« Reply #4 on: 31 Jul 2007, 06:17 »

i tried really hard to watch and to like the seventh seal, but i just couldn't get through it.  and ever since then, i haven't really wanted to watch any of his other stuff.  does anyone know of another one of his films that might be a little more accessible to a bergman neophite?
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Re: Ingmar Bergman dead
« Reply #5 on: 31 Jul 2007, 06:36 »

Scenes From a Marriage is good in that, while it goes for three hours, it's composed of six discreet segments that are each only half an hour long (it was originally made for Swedish T.V.), so if you like you can watch one or two of those at a time if you're not prepared to commit to the whole lot.
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Re: Ingmar Bergman dead
« Reply #6 on: 31 Jul 2007, 13:09 »


"You lose!"
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Re: Ingmar Bergman dead
« Reply #7 on: 31 Jul 2007, 19:26 »

Gah! Beat me to it!
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Re: Ingmar Bergman dead
« Reply #8 on: 31 Jul 2007, 19:48 »

i tried really hard to watch and to like the seventh seal, but i just couldn't get through it.  and ever since then, i haven't really wanted to watch any of his other stuff.  does anyone know of another one of his films that might be a little more accessible to a bergman neophite?

The Virgin Spring.
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Re: Ingmar Bergman dead
« Reply #9 on: 01 Aug 2007, 04:26 »

I think I sort of assumed he was dead already... pity, but he left a huge damn legacy. Sadly I have not watched any of his films but I am planning to (I have read about them and heard people rave on, so I know pretty much what to expect).

He lived a good life to old age and left memorable works. We should all wish to end like that, eh?
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Re: Ingmar Bergman dead
« Reply #10 on: 04 Aug 2007, 17:36 »

Everyone needs to see Fanny and Alexander- an absolutely amazing film...
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