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This volume provides a concise overview of the career of one of the modern masters of world cinema. Jesse Kalin defines Bergman's conception of the human condition as a struggle to find meaning in life as it is played out. For Bergman, meaning is achieved independently of any moral absolute and is the result of a process of self-examination. Six existential themes are explored repeatedly in Bergman's films: judgment, abandonment, suffering, shame, a visionary picture, and above all, turning show more toward or away from others. Kalin examines how Bergman examines these themes cinematically, through close analysis of eight films: well known favorites such as Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, Smiles of a Summer Night, and Fanny and Alexander; and important but lesser known works, such as Naked Night, Shame, Cries and Whispers, and Scenes from a Marriage. show lessTags
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Jesse Kalin is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy at Vassar College.
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Common Knowledge
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- The Films of Ingmar Bergman
- People/Characters
- Ingmar Bergman
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- Nonfiction, Music, Philosophy
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- 791.43 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures
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- PN1998.3 .B47 .K35 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures
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