tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post9216093630135328449..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Tsk-Tsk!SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-56692240090027582019-12-28T20:59:07.952-06:002019-12-28T20:59:07.952-06:00It is. I think it's a hell of a movie, but I a...It is. I think it's a hell of a movie, but I appear to be very much Bergman's intended audience for a lot of things.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-42364211818102927132019-09-04T02:32:11.758-05:002019-09-04T02:32:11.758-05:00I think you are right, that the title Shame refers...I think you are right, that the title Shame refers to the general degradation of humanity caused by war. Shame is what you are left with when humanity erodes.<br />Sweden at war is also a surreal experience.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-7398253897839385122018-09-01T21:05:13.446-05:002018-09-01T21:05:13.446-05:00I do love Smiles of a Summer Night, but I'm al...I do love <i>Smiles of a Summer Night</i>, but I'm always so shocked at how accessible <i>The Seventh Seal</i> is.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-22856764948801417602018-08-31T12:23:27.250-05:002018-08-31T12:23:27.250-05:00I had seen all the Fellini films on the List and a...I had seen all the Fellini films on the List and all the Kurosawa films before I ever started paying any attention to the List. But despite seeing sooo much Bergman over the years - TCM is very obliging when it comes to showing the "lesser" Bergman films on TCM Imports - I had never seen Skammen until just a few days ago.<br /><br />It's well worth the wait! I didn't know it was Bergman's war movie! <br /><br />So now my eight- or nine-way tie for favorite Bergman film is a nine- or ten-way tie! (My FAVORITE favorite Bergman film is still Smiles of a Summer Night.) Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11697870868323957992017-05-15T11:49:43.974-05:002017-05-15T11:49:43.974-05:00Skammen is worth your time. Shame is a film I'...<i>Skammen</i> is worth your time. <i>Shame</i> is a film I'm happy I watched, but I'm not sure I want to sit it again.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17842297478698698872017-05-14T10:50:53.957-05:002017-05-14T10:50:53.957-05:00I've seen a lot of Bergman's films, even q...I've seen a lot of Bergman's films, even quite a few of the less well-known films, like From the Life of the Marionettes, Eye of the Devil, Dreams and The Magic Flute. (These are all great, by the way!)<br /><br />But I've never seen Skammen. It seems like a major blind spot right about now. <br /><br />Yesterday morning I watched the other movie called Shame. It was probably not the best way to start a weekend. But it's quite a good movie that you really cant look away from once you start watching.<br /><br />It's not a film for people who crave closure. I've been thinking about the ending since I saw it. He didn't seem at all pleased that the girl on the subway seemed interested. Did Brandon realize he needed help, and maybe he was just about to get some therapy? Or had he just given up and was expecting a life of misery and shame, and felt powerless to stop it in any way?<br /><br />I love Carey Mulligan, so I was glad to see her. For some reason, I feel very protective of her, and I was on the verge of yelling at the screen "What did you do to Carey?!?!" I was greatly relieved when she survived. Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-3814258382361383282013-08-07T08:20:49.223-05:002013-08-07T08:20:49.223-05:00Yep. It's a hell of a film, isn't it?Yep. It's a hell of a film, isn't it?SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-57720218112056657212013-08-06T20:09:47.646-05:002013-08-06T20:09:47.646-05:00Just watched (the newer) Shame. What. Is. This. M...Just watched (the newer) Shame. What. Is. This. Movie. Fassbender... I can't. Too good. Holy crap. Sorry for the lack of coherency... that's just what the movie did to me...siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44009233953396097892012-12-28T23:29:16.544-06:002012-12-28T23:29:16.544-06:00@Colby--Interesting idea. I haven't really con...@Colby--Interesting idea. I haven't really considered that at all. Do you include the latter part of Hitchcock's career in that as well?<br /><br />@Nicolas--Very strange, but very moving. I rather like the change in Jan as the film progresses. I completely buy him going from sort of an emotional wreck into something emotionless by the end.<br /><br />@Colby--I'm not sure which I prefer. I have a lot of respect for this Bergman film, and if I had to pick one to watch again, I'd probably pick that one. McQueen's film is a hard watch, and my alluding to <i>Requiem for a Dream</i> is not a mistake in that respect. For me, it really centers on two damn good performances and an ugly topic. Bergman deals with an ugly topic as well, and I like its story better, even if I don't understand the war.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-40108896276324379002012-12-28T15:54:53.397-06:002012-12-28T15:54:53.397-06:00If I interpreted your post correctly, you preferre...If I interpreted your post correctly, you preferred the modern day Shame over the older one. If so, I have the opposite opinion. For whatever reason Bergman films don't tend to do anything for me, but this one actually did. I would actually recommend it to others. At first I was like you - wondering which war this was, but then I realized it was simply an alternate reality Sweden where a war was happening and that it was just a backdrop for what was really important in the film - the people. You speculated on which shame the title refers to and I believe it refers to all of them. I thought this was a well done film, and as you pointed out, it moves right along, too.<br /><br />In regards to the modern Shame, while I didn't dislike it, I felt it was really overrated. Ten minutes after Mulligan's character showed up it was obvious what was going to happen to her. The only question I had was whether Fassbender's character was going to stay the same or not, and as you pointed out, he doesn't change.<br /><br />I agree with you on Mulligan's performance during the song; it was quite something. I think on the DVD extras they said that both Fassbender's and the other guy's reactions to Mulligan singing were real because the director had purposely not let on that she would be singing live while he filmed the scene.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-79734517004320639282012-12-28T15:19:33.779-06:002012-12-28T15:19:33.779-06:00Beautiful footage of one of Sweden's most cher...Beautiful footage of one of Sweden's most cherished »paradise islands« in the »innocent« 60s, and then Bergman allegorically destroys it all in a war, despite our »holy« neutrality! Very strong, very strange – especially when you've been there on vacation.nicolas krizanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431891515197497487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-82718585054620368442012-12-28T08:03:04.204-06:002012-12-28T08:03:04.204-06:00As I am going through this list I am beginning to ...As I am going through this list I am beginning to appreciate films made in / based around America by foreign directors. It gives me a sense of how others view us and brings a different style to films than we are used to seeing. Steve McQueen's Shame is a good example - Paris, Texas is another good one and even though the film wasn't great Zabriskie Point fits this as well. Colby Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01075717683754554747noreply@blogger.com