5.0 out of 5 stars
Bergman's Latest Gem, Jan 10 2006
This review is from: Saraband (DVD)
I saw this at a film festival earlier this year and didn't know what to expect. Bergman is my favourite director, but he hasn't turned out a feature film since 1984's 'After the Rehearsal,' so I didn't have my hopes up.
However, it turned out to be one of Bergman's better films, even if it does suffer from not having Sven Nykvist behind the camera. The script is first-rate, the acting (of course) is brilliant, and like all of his better work it leaves a deep impression in your mind for days and weeks afterwards.
While not quite on the level of Persona, Cries and Whispers, Winter Light, or The Seventh Seal, it is comparable (in terms of quality) to 'Scenes From A Marriage,' 'After the Rehearsal,' or 'Secret Lives of Marionettes.'
It moved me deeply.
It is a disturbing, uncomfortable, and uncompromised work from cinema's greatest artist. Unquestionably one of the best films of 2005.
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