7⃣️ 9⃣️ 46th Academy Awards (1974)
Best Picture (Nominated), Best Director (Nominated) Ingmar Bergman
Best Original Screenplay (Nominated) Ingmar Bergman
Best Cinematography Sven Nikvist
Best Costume Design (Nominated) Malik Wirth-Lund
Bergman
"Wild Strawberry", "The Seventh Seal", "Fanny and Alexander", "Silence", "Still in the Mirror", "Winter Light", "Masquerade", etc.
Metaphysical Colors on Film Themes
The sophistication and depth of film language
First of all, the center of the film is shifted from the outer world to the inner world, to the exploration of the human heart and soul,
Second, he was a pioneer of modern cinema. Thinking about the situation of people in modern society from a philosophical point of view, and discussing the value and meaning of life, the pain of life, the fear of death, loneliness and the inability to communicate with each other, it does not show that these subjects are looking for unique art forms and techniques .
Most of his films are written by himself, often with obvious autobiographical elements, and he is the most typical representative of author's films.
Shouting and Whispering 1972
The film cuts from reality to the first point of view one by one. It is precisely because of Agnes' illness that her sisters are gathered in their childhood home. The audience also gradually understands her through the attitudes of the sisters towards her illness and death. What kind of people are my sisters. She is always represented in white in the film, wearing plain white pajamas and a pale pink robe, and she is associated with purity, virginity, and the sexual repression of the female body. The objects and furnishings related to her all represent the past, and are associated with a certain cultural tradition, beauty and elegance,
1. The use of color in film/film language
Well-crafted lens language
Regarding red, Bergman once said that to him, red is "internal" (internal color), representing "the inside of the soul" or "the moist membranes in shades of red" ( red moist film). The latter has been referred to as "the womb" by many people. The whole movie basically takes place inside this red house, the story of four women. In this way, this is the journey of the souls of four women, and their journeys to find their souls are at fault with each other.
Red closed, depressing space
2. The theme of life and death
Bergman's film themes are all metaphysical, such as discussing life and death, good and evil, and whether God exists. life and spiritual suffering.
Anne's illness, death, and pain and eternal loneliness
According to the pastor's prayer, Anne was a devout believer, and her faith in God even surpassed that of the pastor herself, but in her dying cry, she always called for sisters and Anna, and she always hoped to get the love of sisters and Anna rather than God mercy. She never called out the name of God. Even if she cried out to God in her heart, God would not answer.
3. The center of the film focuses on the inner world of the characters
Depicting the psychology of characters in the family environment, showing the relationship between mother, daughter and sisters,
4. Metaphors and Symbols
Our Lady of Love
dead and resurrected
5. Women Quest
"Women" "Masquerade"
Absent Father, God
6. Others
Eating greed, touch and alienation
Words from the Pastor's Mouth, God's Absence
Words from the Doctor's Mouth: Male Perspectives of Care, Male Projection, and Typical Strategies of Male Dominance Privilege
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