Movies
‘The Seventh Seal’
June 14, 2009
Perhaps the most charming side effect of DVD is that it allows the viewer to reconnect with forgotten masterpieces.
March 4, 1999
Ingmar Bergman was so revered in Sweden, especially around the time “The Seventh Seal” was released in 1956, that one of the country’s most influential film magazines finally became fed up.
Dec. 1, 1994
Gunnar Fischer translated the Swedish filmmaker’s themes into lasting images.
Feb. 5, 2008
In the heavy-breathing, light-headed supernatural thriller “The Seventh Sign” (citywide), Apocalypse comes to Venice, Calif.
April 1, 1988
Peary fails to identify the special qualities that earn a film a cult following--as opposed to critical or box-office success.
July 16, 1989
Ingmar Bergman used his films to take us inside his secret torments and feel his anguish. The result usually was cinema that moved us, whether it scared us or made us care.
July 31, 2007
A lifetime of regret reaches out and spooks an old man in “Wild Strawberries,” the film that cemented Ingmar Bergman’s reputation as one of the world’s important directors.
Nov. 15, 1990
Obituaries
Cinematographer Gunnar Fischer was best known for his work on Bergman films including ‘The Seventh Seal’ and ‘Wild Strawberries.’
June 13, 2011
Television
“Into the Badlands,” which features a grinning Bruce Dern as a quirky bounty hunter (USA cable tonight at 9), looks like a Western directed by Ingmar Bergman.
July 24, 1991