Post by london777 on Apr 16, 2017 15:03:15 GMT
I have just noticed one oddity. For 36 years from 1946 he directed 37 features (as well as extensive TV and theater work), maintaining a very high level. Even his weaker efforts (Brink of Life, Autumn Sonata, The Serpent's Egg) are well worth watching. His last theatrical feature was Fanny and Alexander (1982). How many other great directors "sign off" with one of their best efforts? But the oddity was that he then kept on going with a host of TV movies and documentaries for another 26 years, longer than most directors' entire careers. I think drama just gushed out of him like music gushed out of Mozart.
Another remarkable thing is that he does not have a great range. All of his films are variations on two topics, our love for (or lack of love for) other people and our love of God. (Though maybe that should be one and the same topic).
I am probably the most deep-dyed atheist on this board, so is it strange that he is my favorite director, bar none?
Another remarkable thing is that he does not have a great range. All of his films are variations on two topics, our love for (or lack of love for) other people and our love of God. (Though maybe that should be one and the same topic).
I am probably the most deep-dyed atheist on this board, so is it strange that he is my favorite director, bar none?