The Films of Ingmar Bergman (Cambridge Film Classics) - Softcover

Book 9 of 9: Cambridge Film Classics

Kalin, Jesse

 
9780521389778: The Films of Ingmar Bergman (Cambridge Film Classics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521389771 ISBN 13: 9780521389778
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

A concise overview of the career of one of the modern masters of world cinema.

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Book Description

This volume provides a concise overview of the career of one of the modern masters of world cinema. Through close analysis of eight films, Jesse Kalin explores Bergman's conception of the human condition as a struggle to find meaning in life as it is played out.

Synopsis

This volume provides a concise overview of the career of one of the modern masters of world cinema. Jesse Kalin defines Bergman's conception of the human condition as a struggle to find meaning in life as it is played out. For Bergman, meaning is achieved independently of any moral absolute and is the result of a process of self-examination. Six existential themes are explored repeatedly in Bergman's films: judgment, abandonment, suffering, shame, a visionary picture, and above all, turning toward or away from others. Kalin examines how Bergman examines these themes cinematically, through close analysis of eight films: well known favorites such as Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, Smiles of a Summer Night, and Fanny and Alexander; and important but lesser known works, such as Naked Night, Shame, Cries and Whispers, and Scenes from a Marriage.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521389771
ISBN 13 
9780521389778
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
268

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