Bergman and Antonioni

In this archived episode from the Movie Geeks United podcast, the hosts pay tribute to Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni days after their deaths on July 30, 2007 with guests Peter Burnett and NY Times writer Adam Bernstein.
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[@jackspry9736]

RIP Michelangelo Antonioni (September 29, 1912 - July 30, 2007), aged 94
And
RIP Ingmar Bergman (July 14, 1918 - July 30, 2007), aged 89
You both will be remembered as legends.

[@markvegar33]

Navigating the interior world is the objective of a great film maker like Bergman.

[@amantidereligiosa13]

They are the best... I can't remember how many times I watched "La Notte" and "The Seventh Seal"...

[@detriplea]

La notte...what a film. I watch it every week and just simply wow. Same goes to Persona.

[@boheem3451]

Maybe both can be right. Hitchcock uses close-up to convey emotion, Antonioni uses full frame wide shots to convey emotion.

[@JesusCristo2002]

Just saw "The Virgin Spring" last weekend and the ending is once bleak and optimistic. In my mind, the greatest film ever made on revenge.

[@buffery333]

peter burnett is the first author speaking about antonioni, wong kar-wai, heneke etc..

[@moviegeeksunited]

Thanks for listening, Febbra!

[@ByronQDirector]

good stuff thanks for posting

[@g2kmaster]

Five minutes into this, and I got to wonder why certain motifs of expression are put at odds. Antonioni didn't want a lot of cutting in conversational scenes as to create a oneness of character and location, but I could easily see that both goals can be achieved. Expressive lighting and set design/art direction in a conversational scene kept in medium close up could very well work - that is whether or not the conversation is in a public or private place due to having to take into account the onlookers.

[@LeonardoPaolini]

spettacolo

[@seanv567]

I thought Serpents Egg is a definite must watch. I have seen it a few times and like suggested ,it is really a horror war film to the point that it actually gives you his version of Armageddon.

[@febbra2]

Haha, life can be boring, indeed. Superb podcast, I loved it!

[@juanitaolr]

I wonder if it's possible to know what's the name of the writer of the interview and I also want to know where can I find his books about Antonioni, Haneke, etc.
Thank you, great video!

[@kurtbaty9576]

I believe it was Peter Burnett.

[@peterkerj7357]

16:40
Aristotle was an idiot toothbrusher I guess.

[@azzouzhassan8721]

i feel like simplicity is the hardest thing to do all those genius directors bergman godard antonioni are great but they seem to push it so hard it feels like existential art lol whats wrong with a cose up or even a stupid story but hey who iam to judge if will say that scorcese is the real deal for me or comic books or porn whatever smell intuitive or childish gives me joy lol