Ingmar’s Munsters: Hour of the Wolf

Max Von Sydow (Johan) and Liv Ullman (Alma) arrive at their island getaway. Johan Stands in a large row boat, reflected in dark water, rocky shore nearby.

| Jackson Stern | For all of its philosophical wonderings, questions of morality, madness, and arthouse sensibilities, there’s something very different about Ingmar Bergman’s follow-up to the monolithic Persona. Sure, it contains all of the aforementioned heft of his previous films… Continue reading

HOUR OF THE WOLF is Your Cathartic Nightmare

Max Von Sydow (Johan) and Liv Ullman (Alma) arrive at their island getaway. Johan Stands in a large row boat, reflected in dark water, rocky shore nearby.

| Jake Rudegair | In your nightmare the dinner guests are ghouls (all but one of course, sweet Alma). They’re frocked up in tailcoats and ballgowns. They chat over each other, so you only catch shards here and there. “Bureaucratic vengefulness.” “Humiliation.” “The pus never… Continue reading

Leaves in the Storm: The Role of Nature in The Virgin Spring

A black and white image of a man standing on a hill, to the right of a tall, skinny tree. Several hills are visible in the background.

| Jared Meyer | Ingmar Bergman was the first filmmaker who made me realize you can film the invisible. While first discovering my love of film and beginning my practice as a filmmaker, Bergman’s films broke open my perception of movies as entertainment, that they could be just as complex a probing… Continue reading