Ingmar Bergman passes away at 89

Website · Post by **BigBeaner** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:25 pm

Wow, what a lost, Bergman and Lazlo Kovacs within a week.

Post by **reflex** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:27 pm

Sooner or later, he gets us all...

Post by **Dr Smith** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:52 pm

I was watching Persona last night. How spooky.

One less giant, not many left now.

I think I'd like to nominate 'Vargtimmen' as a particular favourite of mine.

Edit: 31 Juli 2007 Antonioni has died too.

Two wonderful, master film makers in one week. At least the extraordinary body of their work will always remain and they were both able to enjoy old age and died peacefully in their sleep.

Post by **teadub** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:52 am

i love persona best, among others obviously... RIP

Post by **npcoombs** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:44 pm

A very sad loss..

Post by **super8man** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:23 am

http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertain ... 75670.html

Directors today are not interested in the emotional dentistry Bergman excelled at by pushing the camera lens into the souls of his characters.

What directors today want is coverage. They don't shoot what they feel as artists, they shoot TV-friendly close-ups and alternate takes for the DVD. They'll shoot as many versions of a scene as possible to see what scans at the test screening. And if it doesn't work, they'll take audience notes and shoot it again.

Good story. This is why super 8 and regular 8 are so great. You see the soul...

Post by **bakanosaru** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:17 am

This should probably be a thread in itself, but...

Michelangelo Antonioni died on the 30th July.

Post by **mattias** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:36 am

super8man wrote:What directors today want is coverage

i disagree. what bergman and others have taught us is exactly the opposite, thus modern directors seem to have a much clearer vision in their storytelling, whereas before bergman coverage was the only shooting style used, and allowed. of course there are many bad directors around now too, but why compare them to the master?

/matt

Post by **ccortez** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:17 am

wow... lazlo, sven, ingmar, michangelo... almost all at once.

Post by **super8man** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:11 am

ccortez wrote:wow... lazlo, sven, ingmar, michangelo... almost all at once.

And this is happening all over the place - the boomers are dropping off the radar in many aspects - I see it in the workforce everyday. Its a double edged sword - some I am happy to see move along, others I am glad they continue to work past their official time.