Bergman's Muses: Æsthetic Versatility in Film, Theatre, Television and RadioBergman is a most versatile director who has devoted himself to several muses in a variety of media. Apart from being a writer of plays and screenplays, he has over the past fifty years directed about a hundred stage performances, fifty films, and many works for radio and television. During this time, all the production equipment used have undergone significant changes (allowing, just for instance, a more varied and subtle use of light and sound). But by his own admission, Bergman's texts have often lacked a clear orientation toward a specific medium. This book focuses on Bergman's way of tackling the problems inherent in each art form he has dealt with, giving a penetrating picture of his craftsmanship and the intimate relationship between his work on stage and in film, as well as the possibilities and limitations of the various forms. With the varied media at his disposal, Bergman is internationally the most versatile author-cum-director presently at work, well aware of what each medium can and cannot do and, most importantly, eager to test its borders. The book addresses itself not only to Bergman fans but also to all those interested in the aesthetic problems related to different presentational forms. |
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... Alving's son Osvald learns that he has inherited his illness from his promiscuous , long since deceased father and that Mrs. Alving's maid , Regine , with whom he wants to start a relationship , is actually his half - sister . The ...
... Alving . Having discovered who her real father is and that therefore a relationship with Osvald has become impossible , Regine leaves , presumably to take up a job as a prostitute in Engstrand's brothel . Left alone , Osvald hands his ...
... ALVING by the table , looks at him startled . What do you say ? OSVALD repeats dully and tonelessly . The sun . The sun . MRS . ALVING across to him . Osvald , what's the matter with you ? OSVALD seems to shrink in his chair ; all his ...
... Alving to see her home the way it " really " is . Far from signalling " a beautiful day , " it signifies a cruel illumination of all that has brought about the present catastrophe , not least her own part in it . Will Mrs. Alving kill ...
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