I haven't ever cried so much in just one movie. This is probably the most emotionally intense movie I've ever seen. I tried talking about it later and I burst into tears!
I've only seen this and The Seventh Seal, both masterpieces, which Bergman shall I watch next?
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SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE is an extremely well-made Bergman film. The full version is very long, but it's actually better than the shortened version (although both are fantastic). It is just as emotionally intense, though it deals with a couple and their ups and downs. I'd say give that one a watch!
"Words of wisdom, Lloyd. Words - of - wisdom."
-- Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance in THE SHINING
I am not sure whether you'll like it as much as this one - or at all - but I find "Virgin Fountain" (I think that's the translation, it's called "Jungfrukallan" in Swedish) utterly heart-breaking. It's totally different in setting (medieval times), very "dark" - and unforgettable.
And of course, you absolutely shouldn't miss what's usually considered as one of Bergman's greatest - or at least most popular - masterpieces: "Wild Strawberries" (1957).
Both are B & W, but I don't feel that would matter to you.
This may be the most emotionally brutal of all Bergman's films (that's saying a lot, and I've seen nearly all of them). Even though I'm a guy, I must admit that the parent-child ferocity at play here feels very ungendered in Bergman's hands; I couldn't exactly identify with all of the mother-daughter dynamics, but as things got worse and worse I felt like I was in the middle of a horror movie.
I never had a latency period.
Absolutely watch "Cries & Whispers" next.
It is my second fave next to Autumn Sonata and it's similarly emotionally devastating.
Nobody could dig deep, deep, deep down to the very core of humanity like Ingmar Bergman. Absolutely magnificent artist.
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The second time that I watched Autumn Sonata was actually just around Mother's Day, and it had an odd ring of truth the second time around. It really made me re-evaluate my sometimes rocky relationship with my mom, who is my best friend and confidante while at the same time has permanently f--ked up my life.
I know it was you Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!
The only person who has the power of permanently fu**king up your life is you, Ruby Tuesday.
And I have to say I find it odd that you would say she was your best friend and confidante and then accuse her of THAT.
Pipeman, go f--k off. You have no idea what my life experience has been with my mom, don't pretend that you're better than I am. My mom, like the closest people in my life, has brought me as much love as she has pain and her frequent anxiety attacks have left me scarred, having to grow up with them since I was a young girl, the same woman who has made me petrified of adult responsibilities and from whom I have taught to have a self-depricating self-image.
And despite all of her insecurities and flaws that I've definitely picked up from spending so much time around her, she is the first person I will tell any news good or bad, she will always hold me for an indefinite period of time when I'm lost and crying my contact lenses out, and she is so selfless in her times when she consoles me as I do her, as I've had to so many times before.
I feel that my mom is closer to me than my own skin and my soulmate, and it's because of that that we have that push/pull relationship, that we oddly trust each other enough to push each other to the limits...it's a sort of Martha/George relationship, and I'll be brokenhearted forever the day she dies. That's just how I love those deepest to me.
"GOD--WAS--WRONG!"--James Mason, Bigger Than Life
You must see fanny and alexander Im 22 male and I thought it was absolutely brilliant and funny!
shareI was so depressed after watching this movie. It crazy to see how emotionally neglecting your children can have such a strong impact on them. I must say that Ingmar Bergman's casting was excellent. Both Liv Ulmann and Ingrid Bergman (who is great at everything)did wonderful jobs in this film. Especially the last scene where i almost cried to death.
Anywho, I'm glad you appreciated the film as much as i did. I do recommend you to see Cries and Whispers next.
Autumn Sonata and A Woman Under The Influence were the two films that exhausted me to the point of not even cry, just to be quiet and standing still for a moment.
Your mother cook socks in hell!
Nobody mentions Sommarnattens leende ?! It's the perfect antithesis of Höstsonaten.
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Gaslight (1944)
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