Month: December, 2009
Sun 13 Dec 2009
Three Documentaries
Category: Janus Challenge
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BACKGROUND
Incredible as it may seem, the end of this Janus series is fast approaching. We’ve seen films from around the world, directed by the masters of international cinema: Akira Kurosawa, Luis Buñuel, Michelangelo Antonioni, François Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, Saul J. Turell… wait, what?
Who is this Turell fellow, and what is he doing in my [...]
Sun 6 Dec 2009
Wild Strawberries
Category: Janus Challenge
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Director: Ingmar Bergman
Country: Sweden
Year: 1957
BACKGROUND
Okay, seriously, now. This is our (quickly checks Janus set table of contents…) THIRD Bergman film! And only ONE Antonioni film? Only ONE Buñuel film? This might be my favorite of the three Bergmans, but I’m still not going to waste a lot of time writing this BACKGROUND section.
While driving from [...]
