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The Great Owl · 06-10-2014, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodsy

When looking over the Criterion BD releases, I realized I have ZERO Bergman films! I must remedy this in the coming sale. Can you guys recommend your top 3 Bergman releases?

Fanny and Alexander
The Seventh Seal
Persona

Have fun!

The Bronx Bull · 06-10-2014, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodsy

When looking over the Criterion BD releases, I realized I have ZERO Bergman films! I must remedy this in the coming sale. Can you guys recommend your top 3 Bergman releases?

1) The Seventh Seal (a Criterion staple)
2) Fanny and Alexander
3) Wild Strawberries

Rich Pure Doom · 06-10-2014, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodsy

When looking over the Criterion BD releases, I realized I have ZERO Bergman films! I must remedy this in the coming sale. Can you guys recommend your top 3 Bergman releases?

Bergman is the greatest director that ever lived:

1. Persona
2. Fanny and Alexander
3. Seventh Seal

Seriously though, buy everything he ever did.

shadedpain4 · 06-10-2014, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Fanny and Alexander
The Seventh Seal
Persona

Have fun!

These get my vote too. All 3 come with excellent documentaries. I thought about The Magician, Wild Strawberries, and Autumn Sonata as well, but the 3 mentioned previously have the best overall packages.

jayembee · 06-10-2014, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodsy

When looking over the Criterion BD releases, I realized I have ZERO Bergman films! I must remedy this in the coming sale. Can you guys recommend your top 3 Bergman releases?

Smiles of a Summer Night
The Seventh Seal
Fanny and Alexander

Polaroid · 06-10-2014, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by shadedpain4

These get my vote too. All 3 come with excellent documentaries. I thought about The Magician, Wild Strawberries, and Autumn Sonata as well, but the 3 mentioned previously have the best overall packages.

I wish Criterion released a complete Bergman boxset like this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Bergman-.../dp/B000HN32H8

When it was available it was £600 lol - but a Criterion verson would be amazing, like Zatoichi or AK 100

rock, stone · 06-10-2014, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Fanny and Alexander
The Seventh Seal
Persona

Have fun!

Yep, that is pretty much the Bergman starter pack.

hoytereden · 06-10-2014, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodsy

When looking over the Criterion BD releases, I realized I have ZERO Bergman films! I must remedy this in the coming sale. Can you guys recommend your top 3 Bergman releases?

Summer With Monika
The Seventh Seal
Wild Strawberries

jayembee · 06-10-2014, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by hoytereden

Summer With Monika
The Seventh Seal
Wild Strawberries

Up to now, every response has included both The Seventh Seal and Fanny and Alexander. And you had to go and screw that up!

octagon · 06-10-2014, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jayembee

Up to now, every response has included both The Seventh Seal and Fanny and Alexander. And you had to go and screw that up!

I'll even that out and only say Fanny and Alexander.

I haven't seen that many of his films but Fanny and Alexander is the only one I've really enjoyed. Hour of the Wolf and The Magician were kind of close too but for the most part Bergman feels like a chore to me.

bstv69 · 06-10-2014, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by octagon

I'll even that out and only say Fanny and Alexander.

I haven't seen that many of his films but Fanny and Alexander is the only one I've really enjoyed. Hour of the Wolf and The Magician were kind of close too but for the most part Bergman feels like a chore to me.

I agree, I know it seems to go against the grain here but I really was not a fan of the Seventh Seal. I got it, I liked what he did, but it is not something I would watch again or recommend to anyone.

Elvis · 06-10-2014, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jayembee

Up to now, every response has included both The Seventh Seal and Fanny and Alexander. And you had to go and screw that up!

The Seventh Seal!

kuro_sawa · 06-10-2014, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodsy

When looking over the Criterion BD releases, I realized I have ZERO Bergman films! I must remedy this in the coming sale. Can you guys recommend your top 3 Bergman releases?

If its only blu ray, these are the best packages to me:

1. Persona (bonus features are outstanding and lengthy)
2. Autumn Sonata (the documentary on here is priceless; you're a fly on the wall as he makes this film)
3. Wild Strawberries or The Seventh Seal (both of these have 90 min docs on them)

The Magician and Fanny & Alexander I wouldn't recommend if you're not familiar with his work and would save those for later on. Add to that the Summer films. Fanny & Alexander has a wealth of bonus stuff and is a great release. To me, their best Bergman release is still the film trilogy DVD. If they upgrade those and add in some more film-specific supplements it would be one of their finest blu ray sets.

Ausjdm · 06-10-2014, 08:23 PM

Has anyone here seen Jubilee? Just was on the official CC site and was reading someone's list of punk criterion releases and one I hadn't seen on the list was that one. Let me know your thoughts thanks!

Polaroid · 06-10-2014, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ausjdm

Has anyone here seen Jubilee? Just was on the official CC site and was reading someone's list of punk criterion releases and one I hadn't seen on the list was that one. Let me know your thoughts thanks!

I really want to see/get it but ever since I have bought Bluray I find it very hard to buy/watch DVD haha!

EricJ · 06-10-2014, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich Pure Doom

Bergman is the greatest director that ever lived:

1. Persona
2. Fanny and Alexander
3. Seventh Seal

Seriously though, buy everything he ever did.

Which includes The Magic Flute, which now seems to be doomed to remain on DVD (TV source?)

hoytereden · 06-10-2014, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hoytereden

Summer With Monika
The Seventh Seal
Wild Strawberries

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Originally Posted by jayembee

Up to now, every response has included both The Seventh Seal and Fanny and Alexander. And you had to go and screw that up!

Sorry.

Monika is my favorite Bergman. Maybe because it was the first of his that I saw. Another that I really like is Dreams aka Journey Into Autumn which allows Monika star Harriet Andersson a chance to be glamorous although she still plays an immature girl ala Monika. I have no idea if it was ever a dvd release since my copy of it was VHS.

Kolm14 · 06-10-2014, 08:35 PM

I think I've hit my first serious crossroad in what to pick up next. Can anyone recommend any films that aren't in my wish list to check out?

http://www.criterion.com/my_criterio...m14/collection

kuro_sawa · 06-10-2014, 08:42 PM

I noticed they just put Fox & His Friends up on Hulu. Hopefully this means a blu ray is somewhere on the horizon.

jayembee · 06-10-2014, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by EricJ

Which includes The Magic Flute, which now seems to be doomed to remain on DVD (TV source?)

Yes, The Magic Flute was originally shot for Swedish television, but it was shot on film, so there's no reason why it couldn't be mastered in HD and released on Blu-ray.

06-10-2014, 08:23 PM	#101994
Ausjdm Active Member Member since:Jul 2013 Location:DC Trading Score:7	Jubilee? Has anyone here seen Jubilee? Just was on the official CC site and was reading someone's list of punk criterion releases and one I hadn't seen on the list was that one. Let me know your thoughts thanks!

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