Comments on: Ingmar Bergman, R.I.P. http://dumpendebat.net/2007/07/31/ingmar-bergman-rip/ A sniff in the kortevar, that what you cry for, yeled? A prert up the cull, a prang on the dumpendebat? Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:59:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: dumpendebat http://dumpendebat.net/2007/07/31/ingmar-bergman-rip/#comment-7173 dumpendebat Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:22:41 +0000 http://dumpendebat.net/2007/07/31/ingmar-bergman-rip/#comment-7173 I hope there'll be some renewed interest. Bergman's reputation has suffered since the 1970s, and it doesn't seem to me like he's got a lot of fans today, even among self-described "film buffs." Thankfully, his major work, including all ten of the movies I mention above, is still in print, some of them via the <a href="http://www.criterionco.com/" title="Link to Criterion Collection website" rel="nofollow">Criterion Collection</a> and others from <a href="http://www.mgm.com/title_title.php?title_star=XXXSETBERGMAN" title="Link to Bergman MGM DVDs" rel="nofollow">MGM</a>. They're all good DVDs. (What's not good is the state of <a href="http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~tstronds/nostalghia.com/" title="Link to Nostalghia.com Tarkovsky website" rel="nofollow">Andrei Tarkovsky</a> DVD releases. Apart from the two titles available from Criterion, there aren't any Tarkovsky DVD releases that are worth a damn, at least not in Region 1.) I hope there’ll be some renewed interest. Bergman’s reputation has suffered since the 1970s, and it doesn’t seem to me like he’s got a lot of fans today, even among self-described “film buffs.” Thankfully, his major work, including all ten of the movies I mention above, is still in print, some of them via the Criterion Collection and others from MGM. They’re all good DVDs.

(What’s not good is the state of Andrei Tarkovsky DVD releases. Apart from the two titles available from Criterion, there aren’t any Tarkovsky DVD releases that are worth a damn, at least not in Region 1.)

]]> By: RP http://dumpendebat.net/2007/07/31/ingmar-bergman-rip/#comment-7170 RP Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:38:24 +0000 http://dumpendebat.net/2007/07/31/ingmar-bergman-rip/#comment-7170 Recently watched VIRGIN SPRING w/commentary by Ang Lee. Amazing tension throughout the entire film--"exhausting" maybe is the right word. Looking forward to the renewed interest that always comes with the death of such an artist. Recently watched VIRGIN SPRING w/commentary by Ang Lee. Amazing tension throughout the entire film–”exhausting” maybe is the right word. Looking forward to the renewed interest that always comes with the death of such an artist.

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