To view prices and purchase online, please login or create an account now.



The Films of Ingmar Bergman

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Films of Ingmar Bergman
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jesse Kalin
SeriesCambridge Film Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:268
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreIndividual film directors and film-makers
ISBN/Barcode 9780521380652
ClassificationsDewey:791.430233092
Audience
Professional & Vocational
General
Illustrations 23 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 13 October 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.