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Film, Landscape

The Emotional Landscape of Scenes From A Marriage (1973)

Scenes from a Marriage was Ingmar Bergman’s first successful attempt to work in the medium of serialised television. The six episode series following the highs and lows of a marriage signposted many changes that the director would make during his work in the 1970s, aesthetically and thematically. Though a later cut of the series’ six episodes was edited into as a whole film for American audiences, several … Continue reading The Emotional Landscape of Scenes From A Marriage (1973)

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Film, Film Music and Sound

Persona (1966) – Consequences of a Silent World (Ingmar Bergman)

This article contains spoilers. Though drenched in visual complexities and sharp, hap-hazard editing, Ingmar Bergman’s Persona (1966) is film that is aurally interesting as it is exhilarating to view.  Its opening segment of film footage from all corners of cinematic life, spliced together to form a montage of passing thoughts and nightmares, is actually a beautifully put together piece of sound editing as well.  This … Continue reading Persona (1966) – Consequences of a Silent World (Ingmar Bergman)

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