Victor Sjöström

Victor Sjöström

  • Born: 1879-9-20
  • Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
  • Extended Reading
    • Leo 2022-04-06 09:01:07

      Bergman's Favorite Movies

      The Story of the Movie Part 9

    • Camryn 2022-04-06 09:01:07

      the director said

      "Ghostbusters" is based on the director's father, and Sjostrom himself plays David Holm, without any makeup. Many of Lagerlof's novels have been adapted into films, with "The Phantom of the Car" being the most impressive. Sjostrom, through his characters, expresses an attack on moral decay, as well...

    • Cordie 2022-04-10 09:01:09

      On the subject of soul redemption. The superimposed shadow effect that shows the separation of the soul from the body is still used in the old mainland TV series "Journey to the West". The whole paragraph is better divided. The line at the end of the credits: God, let my soul mature before it is harvested. Echoes from the front. Sometimes, I feel that European films have a silent power. They are not as noisy as Hollywood and Hong Kong, and use a slower pace. The soundtrack is also worth mentioning.

    • Franco 2022-04-06 08:01:01

      Only in the era of silent films can light, shadow and composition show such a powerful narrative force. I love this story and the dynamism and fullness of this female character is unexpected :) Sjöström's camera sense is amazing. This is 1921.

    The Phantom Carriage quotes

    • Edit: It is Death, but he has come too soon.

    • David Holm: [to a coughing woman] Why turn away so carefully? I'm a consumptive myself, but I cough in people's faces in hopes of finishing them off. Why should they be better off than us?

      Edit: He's merely amusing himself. He's not as wicked as he pretends to be.