Tag Archives: Liv Ullmann

elegy in red (film: Viskningar och rop – Ingmar Bergman, 1972)

If we really want to place ‘Cries and Whispers‘ (the original Swedish title is ‘Viskningar och rop‘), the film made in 1972 by Ingmar Bergman, in a category or genre of films, the most appropriate categorization would be ‘family drama’ … Continue reading

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each emigration story is different (Film: Nybiggarna / The New Land – Jan Troell, 1972)

The Scandinavian film festival at the local cinematheque concluded several weeks ago, but yesterday,as a follow-up, we watched the second film of the mid-19th century Swedish emigration to America saga based on Vilhelm Moberg‘s novels and directed by Jan Troell. … Continue reading

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the history that repeats itself (Film: The Emigrants – Jan Troell, 1971)

‘The Emigrants‘ (‘Utvandarna‘ in Swedish) directed by Jan Troell was released in 1971 and is based on a series of novels written by Vilhelm Moberg and published between 1949 and 1959. The story takes place one hundred years earlier, sometime … Continue reading

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the enigmas of ‘Persona’ (Film: Persona – Ingmar Bergman, 1966)

‘Persona‘ is one of the most enigmatic movies in the history of cinema. Those who read the chronicles written right after the 1966 release of the film or the articles dedicated to it in the books of cinema history will … Continue reading

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