Monday, July 30, 2007

Ingmar Bergman has died...










Swedish film director, Ingmar Bergman, passed away today at the age of 89. With over 50 films to his name, Bergman was one of the great directors of our time. Check out some of his more notable films.


Wild Strawberries (1959)
A distinguished professor can only come to terms with his egocentricity by traveling back in time to his youth, finding there the seeds of his failure. This film deals with the phenomena of old age where childhood memories return with increasing clarity while stretches of the prime of life vanish into obscurity.

The Seventh Seal (1956)
In medieval Sweden a knight returns from war only to find a ravaged homeland. He meets up with and confronts Death with whom he engages in a game of chess for his life.

Saraband (2005)
This is Bergman's last film. A married couple lose touch after their divorce. Years later Marianne looks up Johan and tries to get him out of isolation. Upon her arrival to his home, they spend several intense weeks together.

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