I just wanted to make a post on this page since there aren't too many and i've begun to become acquainted with the Bergman masterpieces (i.e. Persona, Fanny & Alexander, Shame).
The scene that stands out most for me in this film was the last scene with Eva and Jan together in the boat with the others. This is such a mesmerizing scene with unbelievable and memorable performance by Liv Ullman and stunning cinematography S. Nykvist.
That is a great comment. Liv and Max are amazing actors and I don't believe I have ever seen a bad performance from either one.
shareThis is one of the better Bergman's I have seen, it is a shame that more people have not seen it. I am really disappointed by the lack of comments on this board.
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Have you seen A Passion (sometimes known as The Passion of Anna)? Amazingly enough the dream sequence is the continuation of this scene, as the boat comes ashore.
I wouldn't disagree with the three films you name being described as masterpieces, but I'd be interested to know what other films people rate as his best.
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Nattvardsgästerna (Winter light) is for me far out the best movie of Bergman, together with Smultronstället. It is very strange but i am a little dissapointed by his later movies. Is it because of the colour that i am not used to? Is it because he uses other actors that i don't like?
I liked the beginners Sommarnattens Leende, Det Sjunde Inseglet, Smultronstället, Ansiktet, Såsom i en spegel, Nattvardsgästerna and Tystnad. And i also saw Viskningar och Rop, Riten and Scener ur ett äktenskap (those 10 movies i have them all on DVD) but i don't like them as much as the others and this evening they show Skammen in a local cinema. I am very curious. Because i have much hope in Persona, vargtimmen and Skammen that they won't dissapoint me.
"The Seventh Seal" and "The Virgin Spring" blew me away.
I just recently watched "Hour of the Wolf" and "Shame" back-to-back, and they are great films.
I think it's the best work either von Sydow or Ullman has done, and that's surely saying something. Here's a link to my favorite Max von Sydow performances...
http://www.best5everything.com/best5ListPages/maxvonsydowperformances28962.php
I agree that this is the best I have seen Liv Ullmann yet. Since she herself singled out her performance in this and in "The Emigrants" and "The New Land" as being her personal favorites, I will be seeing the other two as soon as I can.
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It's just incredible and horrific. The dead bodies floating in the water and the boat stuck there in limbo, unable to escape the death all around them is powerful. I think it could be considered a metaphor for Eva and Jan being unable to escape the war all around them and their own marital problems: the boat itself could be considered their marriage. They need to remain there on that boat to live, but they are also trapped by it.
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