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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... sequence ( Plus 29 ) . Moreover , since through- out the opera the sun is linked with Sarastro , the moon with the Queen , the shift of light may be taken to represent a shift from night to day , from cold ( hatred ) to warmth ( love ) ...
... sequence is somewhat different and here the parallel with the suicidal sequence is emphasized . Henrik's curtain has its coun- terpart in Anne's bridal gown which she loses and which a sad Fredrik picks up from the road . The tolling ...
... sequence , a link supported by the gradually louder electronic sound accompanying both sequences . In addition , the Jewish boy's manipulated heil gesture replacing that of surrender not only ironically connects the two gestures ; it ...