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Film-Making (Ingmar Bergman)

CBSE · Class 12 · English

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1. Bergman's Idea of Film-Making

  • Bergman sees film-making as a highly visual and emotional art.
  • A film begins with split-second impressions such as a remark, a piece of music, a shaft of light, or a mood.
  • These impressions are not yet a story; they are a mental state full of images and associations.
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2. Film, Literature, and Music

  • Bergman says film has nothing to do with literature because the two art forms usually conflict.
  • The written word is assimilated consciously through intellect, while film acts directly on feelings.
  • He believes making films out of books should generally be avoided because the irrational dimension of literature cannot be transferred fully.
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3. Bergman's View of the Artist and the Audience

  • Bergman says he never wanted to be an author and only wanted to make films.
  • He clearly states that he is a film-maker, not an author.
  • He wants to make films about conditions, tensions, pictures, rhythms, and characters important to him.
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4. Influences on Bergman

  • Bergman’s great literary experience was Strindberg, especially The People of Hemso.
  • He also wanted to produce Dream Play, and Olof Molander’s 1934 production left a deep impression on him.
  • Torsten Hammaren taught him theatre during the four years he stayed in Gothenburg.

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