Persona & Shame
I note, I observe, I have my eyes with me, everything is unreal, fantastic, frightening or ridiculous."—Ingmar Bergman
I note, I observe, I have my eyes with me, everything is unreal, fantastic, frightening or ridiculous."—Ingmar Bergman
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780714507576 (0714507571)
Publish date: March 1st 2002
Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers, Ltd.
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
(Original Review, 2002)Bergman: "Would care for some ... tea?"(Violent, frightening music. Camera closes in on Andersson's face. Her eyes grow wide and her lips tremble.)Andersson: "T-t-t-tea? Oh, no, I mustn't."Bergman: "It's oolong. Don't be frightened."Andersson: "It does things. I've heard stori...
Wherein I revisit Persona, a regrettable decision.According to the man, since he won the Grand Prix at Cannes with Smiles of a Summer Night in 1956, his fame meant no-one would give him honest criticism, he said. "There hasn't been anyone with whom I can discuss my scripts," he said. "Even when the ...
Well, come on, tell me what this movie's about! It must be about something. And you're the central character, or so we're assured. But how can the central character not say anything? How are we supposed to know what you're like?Don't just look at me with those big eyes. Give me a hint. You mean that...
This was a movie first -with beautiful actresses- and then a book. And still the book is better than the movie.
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