Essential Bergman: Selected by David Stratton - ACMI
Expect 35mm film prints, plenty of existential angst and not a handheld camera shot in sight.
Overview
Step into the films of one of world cinema's greatest icons, with Australia’s favourite curmudgeonly critic as your guide. Screening at ACMI over two and a half weeks, Essential Bergman will showcase ten iconic titles from the oeuvre of Swedish master Ingmar Bergman, carefully selected by former At the Movies co-host David Stratton. Expect 35mm film prints, plenty of existential angst and not a handheld camera shot in sight.
Even if you haven’t seen any Bergman films in full, odds are you’re at least unconsciously familiar with his work. Whether it’s Max von Sydow playing chess with the Grim Reaper in The Seventh Seal or the haunting dream sequence from the beginning of Wild Strawberries, Bergman has been responsible for some of the most indelible images in cinematic history.
Other titles in the program include Persona, Cries and Whispers and Fanny and Alexander. Stratton himself will present a lecture on Bergman on Thursday, June 18, as well as an hour-long reviewing masterclass for aspiring critics aged 15 to 25.
For the full Essential Bergman program, visit the ACMI website.
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