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The Films of Ingmar Bergman
This volume provides a concise overview of the career of one of the modern
masters of world cinema. Jesse Kalin defines Bergman’s conception of the
human condition as a struggle to find meaning in life as it is played out. For
Bergman, meaning is achieved independently of any moral absolute and is
the result of a process of self-examination. Six existential themes are explored
repeatedly in Bergman’s films: judgment, abandonment, suffering, shame, a
visionary picture, and above all, turning toward or away from others. Kalin
examines how Bergman develops these themes cinematically, through close
analysis of eight films: well-known favorites such as
Wild Strawberries, The
Seventh Seal, Smiles of a Summer Night,
and
Fanny and Alexander;
and im-
portant but lesser-known works, such as
Naked Night, Shame, Cries and
Whispers,
and
Scenes from a Marriage.
Jesse Kalin is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Humanities and Professor of
Philosophy at Vassar College, where he has taught since 1971. He served as
the Associate Editor of the journal
Philosophy and Literature,
and has con-
tributed to journals such as
Ethics, American Philosophical Quarterly,
and
Philosophical Studies.
CAMBRIDGE FILM CLASSICS
General Editor:
Ray Carney, Boston University
The Cambridge Film Classics series provides a forum for revisionist studies
of the classic works of the cinematic canon from the perspective of the “new
auterism,” which recognizes that films emerge from a complex interaction
of bureaucratic, technological, intellectual, cultural, and personal forces. The
series consists of concise, cutting-edge reassessments of the canonical works
of film study, written by innovative scholars and critics. Each volume provides
a general introduction to the life and work of a particular director, followed
by critical essays on several of the director’s most important films.
Other Books in the Series
Peter Bondanella,
The Films of Roberto Rossellini
Peter Brunette,
The Films of Michelangelo Antonioni
Ray Carney,
The Films of John Cassavetes
Sam B. Girgus,
The Films of Woody Allen,
2d edition
James Naremore,
The Films of Vincente Minnelli
James Palmer and Michael Riley,
The Films of Joseph Losey
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