Posts Tagged ‘Ingmar Bergman’

Det Sjunde Inseglet

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
The Seventh Seal or The 7th Seal
Call Number: VHS00175 Copy 1
VHS00175 Copy 2
by Ingmar Bergman; Allan Ekelund; Max von Sydow; Bibi Anderson; Nils Poppe; Gunnar FIscher; Lennart Wallen
Format: VHS
Language: Swedish with English subtitles
Publisher: Copy 1: Pearl Entertainment, Inc. 1991; Copy 2: Los Angeles, Calif. : Embassy Home Entertainment, ©1987.;
Notes: Originally released in 1957 (93 mins.); based on the play by Ingmar Bergman;
Summary: In medieval Sweden a knight returns from war only to find a ravaged homeland. He meets up with a group of travelling players and eventually confronts the embodiment of death with whom he engages in a game of chess for his life. The knight and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval the plague has caused.
OCLC #: 156737659
Added: October 22, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Persona

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Kinematografi
Call Number: VHS00165
by Ingmar Bergman; Liv Ullman; Bibi Andersson
Format: VHS
Language: Swedish with English subtitles
Publisher: Sandy Hook, Conn. : Video Images, 1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1966 (83 mins.); Swedish title: Kinematografi; Edition contains program card;
Summary: The genius of Bergman showing his metaphysical expressiveness changing to a deep concern for the human condition. The surface story is about a famous actress who withdraws into silence and the nurse who becomes her companion at an isolated sea-side cottage.
OCLC #: 18100267
Added: October 21, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Smiles of a Summer Night

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Sommarnattens leende
Call Number: VHS00163
by Ingmar Bergman; Allan Ekelund; Gunnar Fischer; Erik Nordgren; Ulla Jacobsson; Harriet Andersson; Gunnar Björnstrand;
Format: VHS
Language:  Swedish with English subtitles
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Embassy Home Entertainment, 1986.
Notes: Originally released in 1955 (108 mins.); Original title: Sommarnattens leende;
Summary: Eight characters become four couples while vacationing at a country estate.
OCLC #: 26737008
Added: October 21, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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