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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... speak of " recipient " in an unspecified sense , applying to all the media . Con- forming to traditional usage , I shall speak of " reader " when referring to those who experience a drama text or a screenplay ; of " spectator " or ...
... speak of an internally invisible observer ; when he is hidden to the recipient , I shall speak of an externally invisible observer . Let us call the recipient R , the hidden observer X and the characters observed by him A and B. The ...
... speak Swedish and will read the subtitles at the bottom of the screen , as will the Belgian viewer who , unlike the others , is likely to find Death's introduction of himself rendered in two languages : French and Flemish . A Swedish ...