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1.The Magician starring: Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Naima Wifstrand, Bengt Ekerot directed by: Ingmar Bergman October 29, 1996
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Ever wondered why the films of Ingmar Bergman are often considered "arty" and don't achieve much mainstream success? watch this and you'll know. But do yourself a favour and read a couple of reviews as well - the ones in which it is hailed as a "gothic horror masterpiece" or, "hilarious". I saw one in which it was called (with no irony) "semi-comic". That means, to me, "not very funny." And it isn't. The jokes are very poor indeed and revolve around busty serving wenches and conjuring tricks gone wrong: imagine Tommy Cooper in a bad Carry On film. The supposed "horror" is lamer than anything I have ever seen: just not even slightly horrific. One review I read called it "genuinely gruesome". Well, unless Amazon are posting out heavily-edited versions, then I ... Read More

2.Babette's Feast starring: Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Jean-Philippe Lafont directed by: Gabriel Axel
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Out of boredom,I was changing from channel to channel when I tuned in to the MGM cinema and saw this scene, an austere but beautiful young woman was being taught a French song by an amorous French voice coach. The woman's voice was heavenly, the setting was in an drab cottage. It gripped my attention and I saw the whole film without knowing what it was. At the end credits, the principal actress was identified, Stephanie Audran, and the costumes were by Karl Lagerfield, so I realized that it must have been a big production rather than a never heard and forever obscure movie. The story goes on to the young woman's delicately refusing the overtures of the coach and his advise for her to go to Paris to be the opera sensation of the city. For such a heavenly voice, it would have been logical that she ... Read More

3.Persona starring: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jörgen Lindström directed by: Ingmar Bergman October 03, 2000
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I didn't like this movie at all, I found it way too complex and I just did not understand it. I can see why it's considered to be a masterpiece, though, because the camera work and the acting are really impressive. Still, the script is so obscure that I do not feel like awarding five stars just to acknowledge that, after all, if I didn't appreciate the movie it was all my fault. So, no five stars, but why only two? Because of the pathetic commentary. I am no film expert, and when I watch complex movies I enjoy listening to good commentaries. The Criterion Collection has so many of these, several indeed of Bergman's movies: The Seventh Seal or Wild Stawberries to name two. Or the commentaries of Fellini's 8 1/2 or of all of Kurosawa's movies I have seen in Criterion edition. When you ... Read More

4.The Seventh Seal starring: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Bibi Andersson directed by: Ingmar Bergman June 16, 2000
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It is- just look at the rankings above. This movie is pretty much in the dictionary next to "art house cinema," for a certain population group, you saw it in college at the art house theater, for their children- watch the DVD. This movie is, compared to other Bergmann, a rolicking good time- so be ready to laugh- and despair. Another good Criterion Collection edition- is there any other way to watch the classics of european cinema?

5.Scenes from a Marriage starring: Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Bibi Andersson, Jan Malmsjö, Gunnel Lindblom directed by: Ingmar Bergman March 26, 1996
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Leo Tolstoy once opined that all happy families are happy in but a few ways, while those that are not suffer in many unique ways. This apothegm was never more well evinced than in filmmaker Ingmar Bergman's five hour 1973 Swedish telefilm Scenes From A Marriage (Scener ur ett aktenskap), a miniseries that was even more influential in Europe than the American television miniseries Roots, which captivated American audiences only a few years later. Bergman's miniseries was repackaged for foreign markets into a 169 minute film version that, in 1974, was almost universally lauded by critics in America. Although, because it started out as a tv show, it was ineligible for Oscar consideration in America, it did win the National Society Of Film Critics Award for Best Picture, and, in 1977, PBS aired the entire uncut series. In ... Read More

6.Wild Strawberries starring: Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jullan Kindahl directed by: Ingmar Bergman June 13, 2000
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It is certainly fair to say that much of Igmar Bergman's work (The Seventh Seal, Fanny and Alexander) takes an experienced mind to fully appreciate. As elitist as I'm in danger of sounding for writing that, I do believe it, but I will also concede that I am by no means experienced enough in life to appreciate Wild Strawberries fully. It makes me wonder why a film like Wild Strawberries would be shown in film classes to budding and perhaps talented artists, but not unlike me, they are most likely novices at life. Dr. Isak Borg (Victor Sjöström) is not a novice. He knows what it is like to lose love and surrender to something less. He knows exactly what it is like to be lulled and deceived by life's trials. For so long he was dead in life and would become alive again during the process of his death. It is a bittersweet and profoundly ... Read More

7.Duel at Diablo starring: Armand Alzamora, Bibi Andersson, Jeff Cooper, John Crawford, John Daheim September 01, 1998
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Unlike some of his movies, in this role as an Indian Scout you see a different multi-culture side of him.

8.Babette's Feast starring: Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Jean-Philippe Lafont directed by: Gabriel Axel September 20, 1999
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Out of boredom,I was changing from channel to channel when I tuned in to the MGM cinema and saw this scene, an austere but beautiful young woman was being taught a French song by an amorous French voice coach. The woman's voice was heavenly, the setting was in an drab cottage. It gripped my attention and I saw the whole film without knowing what it was. At the end credits, the principal actress was identified, Stephanie Audran, and the costumes were by Karl Lagerfield, so I realized that it must have been a big production rather than a never heard and forever obscure movie. The story goes on to the young woman's delicately refusing the overtures of the coach and his advise for her to go to Paris to be the opera sensation of the city. For such a heavenly voice, it would have been logical that she accepts, but she goes to her father and sister ... Read More

9.The Magician starring: Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Naima Wifstrand, Bengt Ekerot directed by: Ingmar Bergman January 01, 1985
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Ever wondered why the films of Ingmar Bergman are often considered "arty" and don't achieve much mainstream success? watch this and you'll know. But do yourself a favour and read a couple of reviews as well - the ones in which it is hailed as a "gothic horror masterpiece" or, "hilarious". I saw one in which it was called (with no irony) "semi-comic". That means, to me, "not very funny." And it isn't. The jokes are very poor indeed and revolve around busty serving wenches and conjuring tricks gone wrong: imagine Tommy Cooper in a bad Carry On film. The supposed "horror" is lamer than anything I have ever seen: just not even slightly horrific. One review I read called it "genuinely gruesome". Well, unless Amazon are posting out heavily-edited versions, then I can only conclude that the reviewer should get out more. Or maybe ... Read More

10.Exposed (Amazon.com Exclusive) starring: Bibi Andersson, Carmen, Daisy Carrington, Pierre Clémenti, Stephanie Farrow directed by: James Toback February 20, 2001
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This was an excellent film. I was confused at first, but then it all clicked about thirty minutes in. There were some really intense scenes that made me jump right off the couch. Loved this film!

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