Swedish master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman's last theatrical feature may be one of his most intimate films about a young boy who after a traumatic loss, experiences hell when his mother marries a devious bishop. After establishing a lavish and loving setting where a family of artists celebrate Christmas, Bergman shows the cold and austere setting that's just shocking and void of humanity and love. Part ghost story and part drama, there are obvious parallels to Shakespeare's Hamlet with Bergman's unique signature over it. As you would expect from a Bergman film everything is top notch in every department. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Fanny and Alexander
Swedish master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman's last theatrical feature may be one of his most intimate films about a young boy who after a traumatic loss, experiences hell when his mother marries a devious bishop. After establishing a lavish and loving setting where a family of artists celebrate Christmas, Bergman shows the cold and austere setting that's just shocking and void of humanity and love. Part ghost story and part drama, there are obvious parallels to Shakespeare's Hamlet with Bergman's unique signature over it. As you would expect from a Bergman film everything is top notch in every department. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
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