Favorite Ingmar Bergman films

Favorite Ingmar Bergman films Apr 17, 2017 2:30:25 GMT spiderwort likes this

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Post by rudeboy on Apr 17, 2017 2:30:25 GMT

Apr 15, 2017 23:54:55 GMT spiderwort said:

Thanks, Rudeboy. Of yours, I haven't seen The Magic Flute, Hour of the Wolf, or Summer with Monika. All on my yet to see list. I haven't seen Persona since it was released, so I'm probably due for a re-watch, too. I haven't seen Shame either, but it sounds quite interesting, so I do want to see that one. Another that I liked a lot, but don't think is quite in the same category of so many of the others is Autumn Sonata. But I may need to give that one a re-watch, too.

And I meant to put The Silence on my original list, but it slipped my mind. Btw, the first Bergman film I saw was Through a Glass Darkly in 1961 when I was in 13 or 14, and I knew then that I was in the presence of an extraordinary artist.

I recommend Summer with Monika and Hour of the Wolf very highly. The former is enchanting and romantic - until a certain point in the narrative, that is - and one of my favourites despite being one of his less frequently mentioned films. Hour of the Wolf is a one-of-a-kind, spooky masterpiece, genuinely unsettling and hard to shake.

The Magic Flute is more divisive, I would say, and being made for TV and stage bound is less visually potent than some of his films, but I found it thrilling - and the music, of course, is divine.

I like Automat Sonata quite a lot. The two lead performances are extraordinary - it narrowly missed my top ten, but could easily be promoted upon a rewatch.