A giant in cinema and someone who appeared to find peace in his later years. I've been captivated by his films for years, and I haven't even seen all of them. He will be missed, but his presence will never leave us, as long as we have his movies to remember him by.
Boondock Saint
07-30-07, 06:53 AM
R. I. P.
eedoon
07-30-07, 07:51 AM
I have only saw Cries and Whisper in all of his filmography and I don't really enjoy it. But I respected the movie and I respected the director so... RIP.
inri222
07-30-07, 08:44 AM
A giant in cinema and someone who appeared to find peace in his later years. I've been captivated by his films for years, and I haven't even seen all of them. He will be missed, but his presence will never leave us, as long as we have his movies to remember him by.
I was actually reading a book called "1001 Films You Should See Before You Die" (or something of the sort) last night right before going to bed, and read through a review of <i>Shame</i> and <i>Persona</i> (two personal favorites of his).
:(
A truly awe-inspiring filmmaker. Right now I don't believe there will ever be another in his profession to truly understand and effortlessly express the idea of human nature on film.
wendersfan
07-30-07, 09:32 AM
When I first became a film snob, Bergman was, to me, the man. I've since moved beyond that, but he was truly one of the greatest directors of all time. A man who consistently treated film as an art form, and his audience as intelligent people, not sheep to be fed.
jdpatri
07-30-07, 09:41 AM
I heard this on NPR driving in to work this morning, followed by an interview with Max von Sydow. Very sad news. My first instinct was to go right back home and pop in Wild Strawberries or Persona.
I admit I got a little misty. I find it strange that certain actors and filmmakers can affect us on such a personal level that we do actually mourn their passing. As conscience said above, Bergman expressed something about humanity in such a unique way that we actually saw something new in ourselves after watching his films. I remember watching Wild Strawberries for the first time in film school and feeling deconstructed from the inside out.
Arpeggi
07-30-07, 09:45 AM
R.i.p.
marty888
07-30-07, 10:24 AM
From the haunting mysticism and imagery of <i>THE SEVENTH SEAL</i> to the warmth and sensitivity of <i>FANNY AND ALEXANDER</i>, he always surprised and amazed his audiences.
Fortunately we live in a time when his films are readily available at our fingertips, and always in our memories.
Damfino
07-30-07, 01:04 PM
I will always remember what time it was when I heard this sad news. I looked at the clock and it had no hands.
RIP
Chad
07-30-07, 01:08 PM
We lost a great one.
:rip: R.I.P.
hulka
07-30-07, 01:10 PM
I don't even know what to say. The man was a legend within the realms of cinema and theatre. He was my favorite film director of all time. A great artist. Such sadness is in my heart at this moment...
We will miss you, Mr. Bergman.
gryffinmaster
07-30-07, 01:12 PM
A personal favorite of mine from Bergman is Hour of the Wolf (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063759/). Certainly his beautiful craftsmanship with F&A, Seventh Seal, and Wild Strawberries carry most of his idyllic zeal, but Vargtimmen left me thoroughly haunted and pleasantly taken aback due to its potency. And I favor it, more than likely, because it is one of his lesser works that shows me how versatile a director can truly be.
Bergman, don't you worry a single bit. We'll be absorbing your glorious pictures for many, many moons to come, over and over again. :up:
KillerCannibal
07-30-07, 01:13 PM
Phenomenal director. I recently got into his work about a year or two ago and completely fell in love. At least he had a long and extremely productive life.
R.I.P.
PopcornTreeCt
07-30-07, 01:17 PM
He will surely be missed.
R.I.P.
GreenVulture
07-30-07, 01:50 PM
A personal favorite of mine from Bergman is Hour of the Wolf (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063759/). Certainly his beautiful craftsmanship with F&A, Seventh Seal, and Wild Strawberries carry most of his idyllic zeal, but Vargtimmen left me thoroughly haunted and pleasantly taken aback due to its potency. And I favor it, more than likely, because it is one of his lesser works that shows me how versatile a director can truly be.
Yeah, Hour of the Wolf was just...it's not his best, but there's something about it that makes the movie endlessly fascinating. I'd happily watch it over his more beloved stuff like Persona and Cries and Whispers, or even Fanny and Alexander.
Shame to hear he died. Lots of people think his stuff is pretentious and hard to understand, but I think that's horribly unfair reputation and is only accepted because three of his most popular films are also some his most cold and abstract--Cries and Whispers, Persona and The Seventh Seal. But if you watch movies like Wolf, Fanny and Alexander, The Magic Flute, Smiles of a Summer Night, The Silence and especially Wild Strawberries and The Virgin Spring, you'll find a director whose movies are a lot more interesting, warm, approachable and down to earth than one would imagine.
Richard Malloy
07-30-07, 02:09 PM
So, I wonder what the best Bergman film to watch in his honor tonight might be. "Saraband" depicts a man much like Ingmar, alone on his island in Faro and coming to terms with the follies and unforgivable acts of his youth. Perhaps too dark. "Fanny och Alexander" covers well his early years and is certainly elegaic in tone by the end (and the death of the father sets all in motion), but doesn't seem quite right either.
So far, I'm thinking "Wild Strawberries" might be most apt.
asianxcore
07-30-07, 03:01 PM
R.I.P
Amazing director.
Coral
07-30-07, 03:04 PM
So far, I'm thinking "Wild Strawberries" might be most apt.
A Professor (Bergman) is only his way to recieve an honorary award for his years of work and reflects on his past and begins to recognize his mortality - I think Wild Strawberries is the perfect movie to watch in his honor. It's probably my favorite Bergman film.
Apone
07-30-07, 03:21 PM
Bye, bye Bergman! You were one helluva director and your films will be honoured in generations to come.
Cameron
07-30-07, 03:52 PM
good days. RIP
Sierra Disc
07-30-07, 03:55 PM
Not even ON CNN's web page this morning??? How utterly pathetic. RIP Bergman.
cranberries fan
07-30-07, 03:55 PM
Life is short my love ones smell the red roses for they are as life a fleeting glimpse of
beautiful moments.
With times of laughter & tears all to gain so much in the here after of life.
arsmith7
07-30-07, 05:48 PM
Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls.
--Ingmar Bergman
Bergman, in my opinion, is the smartest filmmaker to ever live.
alfonsosoriano
07-30-07, 06:34 PM
Saw this this morning...total bummer.
R.I.P.
Suprmallet
07-30-07, 07:15 PM
A personal favorite of mine from Bergman is Hour of the Wolf (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063759/). Certainly his beautiful craftsmanship with F&A, Seventh Seal, and Wild Strawberries carry most of his idyllic zeal, but Vargtimmen left me thoroughly haunted and pleasantly taken aback due to its potency. And I favor it, more than likely, because it is one of his lesser works that shows me how versatile a director can truly be.
Bergman, don't you worry a single bit. We'll be absorbing your glorious pictures for many, many moons to come, over and over again. :up:
I agree with Hour of the Wolf. Some of the most captivating imagery ever put on film.
Numanoid
07-30-07, 07:18 PM
A man who consistently treated film as an art form, and his audience as intelligent people, not sheep to be fed.Thank god there are filmmakers out there that realize that we all don't see movies only as "escapist entertainment". He was truly one of the masters. Funny, but the first thing that ran through my mind is how Woody Allen is feeling right now. I know he idolized Bergman, and paid homage to him many, many times throughout his career (Allen's Interiors is his attempt to be as Bergmanesque as possible).
MoviePage
07-30-07, 08:59 PM
Not even ON CNN's web page this morning??? How utterly pathetic. RIP Bergman.
It was there for a very short time this morning.
Bergman's place as one of the world's greatest filmmakers, and one of the 20th Century's greatest artists, is firmly established. A sad loss.
dpz301
07-30-07, 09:23 PM
RIP. sad news.
ResIpsa
07-31-07, 12:48 AM
We should all live to the ripe old age of 89 and make things we love that others will enjoy for generations to come.
Huzzah Ingmar!
polietilen
07-31-07, 01:29 AM
I too found out about this and feel extremely sad about this. It's incredible how someone that you never knew can touch you with his art so you feel like that when you find out that he's passed away. One of the most intelligent artists that ever lived for sure.
Hopefully, his movies will be a reminder of his genius for this and all generations to come.
PopcornTreeCt
07-31-07, 01:30 AM
I watched Wild Strawberries again tonight. Wonderful film. Rest in Peace.
Heat
07-31-07, 01:49 AM
Sad to hear of his passing, he was a great director.
Then again, he was 89 and had retired four years ago, his productive life as a director was over - nobody is going to say "he died too soon, he had so much more to offer". But still, sad to hear that he passed away.
mike7162
07-31-07, 05:09 AM
Not even ON CNN's web page this morning??? How utterly pathetic. RIP Bergman.
It's kind of sickening how little mention was made of this anywhere - I plan to honor him with a Bergman-thon this weekend: Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal (of course), and Scenes from a Marriage, my personal favorite. RIP
zekeburger1979
07-31-07, 09:30 AM
Roger Ebert remembers Ingmar Bergman (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070730/PEOPLE/70730001)
R.I.P.
basaro
07-31-07, 10:16 AM
R.I.P Ingmar.
I didn't find out about this until today when a coworker just told me in the hall. Maybe I'll honor him by watching some of his stuff this week. Bummer.
chente
07-31-07, 10:23 AM
Been making my way through his catalog over the last 4 years or so and have pretty much everything I've seen. Recently, Wild Strawberries entranced me. It is such a beautiful lyrical film. Contrast that with Autumn Sonata which has some amazing moments of sound and fury. RIP and thanks.
Lokimok
07-31-07, 08:18 PM
TCM is running the 1971 Dick Cavett interview twice tonight at 2:15am & 5am with a showing of The Seventh Seal in between at 3:15.
GoldenJCJ
07-31-07, 11:05 PM
TCM is running the 1971 Dick Cavett interview twice tonight at 2:15am & 5am with a showing of The Seventh Seal in between at 3:15.
Thanks. I set my DVR for both Dick Cavett and The Seventh Seal.
cranberries fan
07-31-07, 11:30 PM
One of my favorites is Through a Glass Darkly.And just about all the flims that Max von Sydow did with Bergman.
chris_sc77
08-01-07, 12:32 AM
Wow i just got done watching Fanny and Alexander and I thought it was great.
I watched the Theatrical version and the 3 hours just flew by.
I've had the 5-disk criterion since Nov. 2004 but never got around to watching it until now but am very glad i ended up checking it out.
Also has anyone seen Shame or The Serpents Egg? I put those on my netflix queue and am wanting to see more Bergman films now.
I have only seen The Seventh Seal and now Fanny and Alexander and am curious as to what some of his other great films are. I also own Saraband but i havnt seen Scenes from a marriage yet so i prob. shouldnt watch that yet I guess.
Norm de Plume
08-01-07, 12:53 AM
^Shame is good, but my faves are Persona, Face to Face, and Autumn Sonata.
Buy: