Tag: Ingmar Bergman
1957 in Film: Smultronstället (Wild Strawberries)
1957 was a seminal year for Ingmar Bergman. He released two films that year. The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet) and Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället). Both…
Film Road to Halloween: Hour of the Wolf (1968)
The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 25 days to…
Filmotomy's New Year's Resolutions: Aaron's List
As the new year quickly approaches us, we have decided to set out our new year’s resolutions for 2019. As we are all about the…
Around the World in 80 Films: Summer with Monika
Summer with Monika is a 1953 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman, based on Per Anders Fogelström’s 1951 novel of the same title. It was…
The 20 Greatest Ingmar Bergman Films: The Top 5
There’s a tear in my eye as we lose what has been a phenomenal month covering the marvelous works of Ingmar Bergman. Who am I…
The 20 Greatest Ingmar Bergman Films: 10 – 6
Into the top ten of Ingmar Bergman’s finest feature films – as voted for by you. Thanks to FilmStruck for their terrific and timely Bergman…
Top Moments in Bergman Films
After finally coming to an end of my Bergman journey over these last 10 days or so, watching a grand total of 13 films (yes,…
Happy Birthday Ingmar! The 20 Greatest Bergman Films: 20 – 11
Today, Ernst Ingmar Bergman would have turned the grand old age of 100. Sadly, Bergman passed away in 2007 (in fact he died on the…
Skammen: Ingmar Bergman Invades Us With A New Depth of Shame
The sounds of war accompany the opening title of Ingmar Bergman’s 1968 film Skammen (Shame). A tad unfamiliar to many Bergman regulars. Following the recent…
Filmotomy Podcast Episode 35: Celebrating 100 Years of Ingmar Bergman
The Ingmar Bergman podcast feels like a truly special occasion. To celebrate his centennial year, and to join the rest of the vast Bergman coverage…
Bee's Bergman Diary- Summer Interlude
So, this is my final entry in my Bergman diary and it’s been a wonderful journey. I came into this not really convinced that I…
Man is an Island: Exploring the Symbolic Meaning of the 'Island' in Ingmar Bergman's Films
“… everyone knew that all islands were worlds unto themselves, that to come to an island was to come to another world.” ― Guy Gavriel…
Bee's Bergman Diary- Winter Light
We have all had times where we’ve questioned our faith, whether it’s faith in the terms of a religious sense, or faith in humanity. Bergman…
With the Sins and the Redemption Comes The Virgin Spring
For 1960, The Virgin Spring is a real shape-shifter for the audiences back then fidgeting in their seats at such extraordinary, shocking story-telling. In fact,…
