Ingmar Bergmans films had a very broad and rich relationship with the rest of European cinema; contrary to the myth that Bergman was a peripheral figure; culturally and aesthetically isolated from the rest of Europe. This book contends that he should be put at the very center of European film history by chronologically comparing Bergmans relationship to key European directors such as Carl Theodor Dreyer; Jean-Luc Godard; Michelangelo Antonioni; and Andrei Tarkovsky; and also looks at Bergmans critical relationship to key movements in film history such as the French New Wave. In so doing; it demonstrates how Ingmar Bergmans films illustrate the demonic struggle in modernity between faith and secularity through "his intense preoccupation with the malaise of intimacy."
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. astonishing. uniqueBy fff3ki heard about this from a friend. as a fan of avant-garde film. and a regular at the poetry readings at bowery poetry in ny. seemed like a worthwhile read...childs book was at times a revelation. lyric. poetic. unsettling. intelligent.i am hoping to see some of these films; nyc should be a place to find them!a must-read for anyone interested in the edges...
