Nordic Film Philosopher: Ingmar Bergman

Author: Shen Yubing
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: "Autumn Forest Evening Film Series" is one of the books. Regrettably, this series of books, which introduces film masters with a refined taste and is published by the local bookstore Autumn Forest Evening, is hard to find. Unlike the fleeting and superficial reviews in many current film magazines, Mr. Shen Yubing of Hangzhou—also the author of this book—provides reviews that are solid, approachable, and insightful. He is neither limited to personal opinions nor pretentious in theory. The appendices of the book are also very engaging, including: an interview with Bergman, a film story about Bergman's film "The Mask," Susan Sontag's discussion on "The Mask," a filmography of Bergman's works, and a DVD catalog. When Fellini said that comparing him to Bergman was an honor, he regarded Bergman as an unattainable benchmark. When Tarkovsky said that people today would rather watch a trashy commercial film than appreciate a film like "Wild Strawberries," he considered Bergman the fundamental standard of film art. Swedish director Ingmar Bergman is now widely recognized as one of the world's greatest film directors. His films, with their grand themes, profound philosophical depth, strong stage play style, brilliant literary quality, and unparalleled exploration of film language, have become one of the few masters who have achieved the artist's personal landscape. This is the first book in Chinese dedicated entirely to this great artist, and it is expected to provide a supplementary perspective to his autobiography and memoirs "The Bergman Diaries" and "Bergman on Film."