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collisionwork) wrote2007-07-30 08:40 am
collisionwork) wrote2007-07-30 08:40 am
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The Silence
Mr. Ingmar Bergman is dead.
He passed away at his home on the island of Fårö, Sweden, where he made many of his great films, in the early morning of July 30, 2007, at the age of 89.
He directed many many films, several of them masterpieces of the medium. Perhaps most iconic and remembered are his two 1957 films (my god, he made these in the SAME YEAR?) Wild Strawberries and The Seventh Seal.
My own personal favorites of his - very important films to me, and not always as respected as "the big ones" - are the late-60s quartet of Persona, Hour of the Wolf, Shame, and The Passion of Anna.
If you haven't seen these, please do. They're worth it.
He was also, of course, a director of theatre. I am familiar with his work there only by reputation, but it's quite a reputation.
So much for hoping for one more surprise from the man, who had supposedly retired, but kept popping up with new work every now and then.
He passed away at his home on the island of Fårö, Sweden, where he made many of his great films, in the early morning of July 30, 2007, at the age of 89.
He directed many many films, several of them masterpieces of the medium. Perhaps most iconic and remembered are his two 1957 films (my god, he made these in the SAME YEAR?) Wild Strawberries and The Seventh Seal.
My own personal favorites of his - very important films to me, and not always as respected as "the big ones" - are the late-60s quartet of Persona, Hour of the Wolf, Shame, and The Passion of Anna.
If you haven't seen these, please do. They're worth it.
He was also, of course, a director of theatre. I am familiar with his work there only by reputation, but it's quite a reputation.
So much for hoping for one more surprise from the man, who had supposedly retired, but kept popping up with new work every now and then.