Fanny and Alexander

Dee 2022-03-22 09:02:03

Among so many masters, Ingmar Bergman's works are the most obscure and difficult to appreciate. Some people are tangled and don't want to appreciate it, and some get pleasure in the entanglement.

"From the very beginning, I decided to portray the bright side of life, however, when I made this decision, I thought life was unbearable." It is with this feeling that he looks back on himself in all aspects through this film. childhood life. Pessimism and despair also became Alexander's childhood themes. Alexander saw the mysterious and unknowable world in a half-dream, half-awake, half-reality state. Here Bergman once again sums up everything in reality to the concept of the human mind, which is particularly in line with Schopenhauer's theory of the will, that is, in the world of the will, human activities are dominated and bound by the will everywhere, so they feel extremely spiritual. great pain. But fortunately, Bergman finally got rid of the pessimistic tendency. Since human beings cannot eliminate suffering and pain, they can still transcend these sufferings and obtain the ultimate redemption through kindness and warmth in human nature. This is evident in the film which begins with Shakespeare's tragedy and ends with Strindberg's comedy. As the master's swan song, I got pleasure in the entanglement. . . .

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  • Ekdahlska huset - Helena Ekdahl: I loved being a mother. I loved having a big belly. I loved being an actress too, but I preferred being a mother.

  • Emilie Ekdahl - Ekdahlska huset: Your sister gave me sleeping pills for my insomnia. I put three of them in the broth. I did not intend for you to drink it. While you were checking on Elsa, I put three more in. Soon you will sleep very soundly, and when you wake up, I will be gone.