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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... Britt - Marie's father ( Nils Poppe ) , an innocent vicar , her not - so - innocent mother Renata ( Gertrud Fridh ) , Britt - Marie herself and her fiancé Jonas ( Axel Düberg ) . Pablo seduces Renata . Don Juan seduces Britt - Marie ...
... Britt - Marie and Don Juan . The first one reveals how Britt - Marie , although she does not want to admit it to herself , feels attracted to the man who has just entered her house . Unaware that he is Don Juan , she ironi- cally calls ...
... Britt - Marie , the virgin incarnating goodness , is attracted to her opposite , the debauchee . She herself confesses that what she felt for Don Juan was " lust . " Having pitted two strongly contrasting figures against one another ...