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Summer Interlude on Breaking Down Bergman


Our ongoing series on Ingmar Bergman's oeuvre takes a look at Summer Interlude, perhaps his most treasured film. We discuss the connections between the movie and his real life, as well as the heavy symbolism throughout.

Take a look and let us know your thoughts on the film, and our series.
http://youtu.be/EMfMnmlZ4Y4

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Really? Summer Interlude is his most treasured film? Not Scenes from a Marriage, Fanny and Alexander, Cries and Whispers, Wild Strawberries, Autumn Sonata or The Seventh Seal?

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Perhaps I should've worded it as "the film he treasures most." He made it clear numerous times that this film means a lot to him.

- David

Breaking Down Bergman
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Nice, you're lucky you have such a good cinephile friend to share films and converse with. Bergman is my favorite director and I just watched this one for the first time thanks to Criterion. Very good movie. Nilsson is terrific and I think the scene between her and the ballet master in particular is a sterling encapsulation of the movie's themes. I love how he manages to so poignantly touch on the bitter transience of time while still delivering a rather optimistic and uplifting ending.

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