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07-30-07, 12:52 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...
Feel free to share your thoughts and reflections on the man and his work in this thread. We will miss you, Mr. Bergman.
"Ingmar Bergman, one of the greatest film artists of all time, died this weekend at age 89, at his home in Faro, Sweden. The director of over fifty films in a career that spanned 1946's Crisis to 2004's Saraband, Bergman opened new doors for foreign-language films in the U.S. during the 1950s, when his masterpieces The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries introduced moviegoers to new forms of visual and metaphorical expressiveness. Bergman's dominance over the art film scene lasted through three more decades, with such riveting works as the Oscar-winners The Virgin Spring, Through a Glass Darkly, Cries and Whispers, and Fanny and Alexander, among many others. As the filmmaking of Ingmar Bergman was something of a linchpin for the early days of Janus Films, we at Criterion and Janus are especially saddened by the news of this legend's passing—we send our thoughts to his friends, family, and fans, and give thanks to nearly sixty years of artistry that changed the landscape of cinema." -- www.criterion.com
Feel free to share your thoughts and reflections on the man and his work in this thread. We will miss you, Mr. Bergman.
"Ingmar Bergman, one of the greatest film artists of all time, died this weekend at age 89, at his home in Faro, Sweden. The director of over fifty films in a career that spanned 1946's Crisis to 2004's Saraband, Bergman opened new doors for foreign-language films in the U.S. during the 1950s, when his masterpieces The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries introduced moviegoers to new forms of visual and metaphorical expressiveness. Bergman's dominance over the art film scene lasted through three more decades, with such riveting works as the Oscar-winners The Virgin Spring, Through a Glass Darkly, Cries and Whispers, and Fanny and Alexander, among many others. As the filmmaking of Ingmar Bergman was something of a linchpin for the early days of Janus Films, we at Criterion and Janus are especially saddened by the news of this legend's passing—we send our thoughts to his friends, family, and fans, and give thanks to nearly sixty years of artistry that changed the landscape of cinema." -- www.criterion.com