Start with the 40s films, Prison, Thirst and Crisis, all excellent foundations for his later films, like Summer with Monika, Virgin Spring, Sawdust and Tinsel, Smiles of a Summer's Night , Wild Strawberries and The Seventh Seal; then proceed onto the 'faith trilogy' , then go onto Persona, Hour of the Wolf, The Magician and Shame; proceed to Cries and Whispers, then onto Fanny and Alexandre, perhaps Scenes from a Marriage and Autumn Sonata.
i just discovered Bergman, and I would say that your intuition will guide you to watch certain films in a particular order. Unless, you are a film student.
I would highly recommend the Criterion complete Bly ray box set with almost all his films. It’s’ not cheap at £150 upwards, but it contains almost 40 films, and many of them aren’t available to watch elsewhere. I’ve been watching them chronologically and it’s been a real treat to do it this way to see Bergman’s style develop over the years.
Idk a part of me’s thinking thats a hell of a steal. The urge to splurge the grocery money real. Who needs food when you have many hours of distraction to pass you by!
@@THAFORSAKENBEAN yeah for sure- I just meant that £150 is a lot of money for some folk. But, you’re absolutely right in terms of the value proposition. In that sense it’s redonkulously good value. Yeah, skip those groceries- you have plenty of food for the soul with all of these glorious flicks to feast upon.
@@randomrecipes5007 couldn’t agree more, and I should have stated it as such. I was thinking solely that £150 is a lot to splurge on blu-rays for some folk (including myself). But you’re spotty dog about the bang for buck with this mighty box set.
I started with The Seventh Seal and feel in love, after Wild Strawberrys and The Serpent Eye I felt like great introductions to go after to Persona and others
I started with Persona but I wouldn't recommend doing so. I think it could be intimidating for someone who isn't too familiar with european cinema. Start with “Wild Strawberries“ or a film with the word “summer“ in the title.
I started with Wild Strawberries when I knew very little about his films and would concur with this approach. Also agree with MW that most films upto, say '53-'54 don't reflect the true range of him and so can be deferred to see if one is falling in love with the director or not. Bergman, like Angelopoulos, Bunuel and Tarkovsky, to name a few, is not everyone's director and it is OK if you don't like him in the first pass.
@@mondantarigan5579 its a great film but not Bergman's best. He tries to cover too many themes and everything ends up being comparatively unsubtle, unfocused and surface level. With that film he'd only just got going with the type of film he really wanted to be making, and I think he improved on it.
@@Victor-E-R Yeah I was just looking forward to hearing your reasoning and you backing up your argument though, not just "didn’t u watch the video? lol"
@@aarond9563 clearly u didn’t watch it. he went around in circles the whole video. No one has time to be informative on a youtube comment for just a mere easy thing to see.
@@Victor-E-R I mean Victor you obviously don't understand the essence of an opinion... not everyone shares it with you... because I don't agree with you doesn't mean I didn't watch the video. And it's not that you don't have the time to lay our your rationale, you just don't have the desire which is fine. But if we're talking about time... the amount of time you've responded to me with meaningless comments you could have explained your argument... I mean to be fair to you you kinda started by saying that he went in circles which is a start... All I wanted to know is to get inside your brain as to how you came to that opinion is all... some examples would be great if you have the care to go back, rewatch, and give me some timestamps (which I realize is unlikely).
Summer with monica -> Wild strawberries -> Seventh seal -> Through a glass darkley -> Silence -> Winter light ( Gods silence trilogy ) -> Persona -> Cries and whispers -> Scenes from marriage -> Fenny and alexander.
I've been watching his films in order, and I'd recommend Prison, To Joy, Summer Interlude, Waiting Women, Summer With Monika, Sawdust and Tinsel, and A Lesson in Love (I just watched today) so far. A lot of his early films (i.e. A Ship to India, Thirst) are enjoyable, but the movies I mentioned above explore the same themes/stories much better.
What I think he hits on that's key, that I've stressed to a friend whom I've recommended Bergman to, is that many of his films are very accessible. I'd say even pretty funny.
I started with Persona and it absolutely floored me, I believe my view of cinema was irremediably transformed that same day
Start with the 40s films, Prison, Thirst and Crisis, all excellent foundations for his later films, like Summer with Monika, Virgin Spring, Sawdust and Tinsel, Smiles of a Summer's Night , Wild Strawberries and The Seventh Seal; then proceed onto the 'faith trilogy' , then go onto Persona, Hour of the Wolf, The Magician and Shame; proceed to Cries and Whispers, then onto Fanny and Alexandre, perhaps Scenes from a Marriage and Autumn Sonata.
“It’s hard to talk about burger sauce” great captions
i just discovered Bergman, and I would say that your intuition will guide you to watch certain films in a particular order. Unless, you are a film student.
I would highly recommend the Criterion complete Bly ray box set with almost all his films. It’s’ not cheap at £150 upwards, but it contains almost 40 films, and many of them aren’t available to watch elsewhere. I’ve been watching them chronologically and it’s been a real treat to do it this way to see Bergman’s style develop over the years.
Yeah, it's not cheap, but bang for you buck? It's insane. Nearly 40 films for 150 bucks.. That's like 3 dollar a blu ray.
exaxtly 😂😂😂 its cheap @@randomrecipes5007
Idk a part of me’s thinking thats a hell of a steal. The urge to splurge the grocery money real. Who needs food when you have many hours of distraction to pass you by!
@@THAFORSAKENBEAN yeah for sure- I just meant that £150 is a lot of money for some folk. But, you’re absolutely right in terms of the value proposition. In that sense it’s redonkulously good value. Yeah, skip those groceries- you have plenty of food for the soul with all of these glorious flicks to feast upon.
@@randomrecipes5007 couldn’t agree more, and I should have stated it as such. I was thinking solely that £150 is a lot to splurge on blu-rays for some folk (including myself). But you’re spotty dog about the bang for buck with this mighty box set.
Cries and Whispers is a beast, one of the most difficult and beautiful films I have seen. Not complicated but hard to bear.
And absolutely not a good place to start 😭
I would suggest starting with the most known of his films - The Seventh Seal, which is surprisingly accessible IMO
Bergman was a great director really am enjoying discovering more of his films
Tell me what you’ve seen, and maybe I can help!
@@isakdahl7054 ive seen 10 of his films now i know where to find them thanks
@@65g4 Glad to hear it! Do you have a favourite yet?
@@isakdahl7054 The Seventh Seal
@@65g4 Yeah, that’s a true masterpiece! Thank you for answering my question. My personal favourite is Fanny and Alexander.
I started with The Seventh Seal and feel in love, after Wild Strawberrys and The Serpent Eye I felt like great introductions to go after to Persona and others
Hey, I started with The Seventh seal too and next one was wild strawberries. The serpent eye will be next.
I started with Persona but I wouldn't recommend doing so. I think it could be intimidating for someone who isn't too familiar with european cinema.
Start with “Wild Strawberries“ or a film with the word “summer“ in the title.
True
I agree . “Wild Strawberries“ and "Smiles of a Summer Night" are good to start
I started with Wild Strawberries when I knew very little about his films and would concur with this approach. Also agree with MW that most films upto, say '53-'54 don't reflect the true range of him and so can be deferred to see if one is falling in love with the director or not. Bergman, like Angelopoulos, Bunuel and Tarkovsky, to name a few, is not everyone's director and it is OK if you don't like him in the first pass.
Agreed. I think 'Brink of life' is a great film to begin with. It has all Bergman's trademarks and gives you both darkness and hope.
I started with Wild Strawberries and loved it.
Slow down champ!
put a fullstop to at least one sentence !
I'm surprised that this video showed no clip from Seventh Seal
"Seventh Seal" is overrated. Not his best movie at all
I respect your opinion; but I don't think so that it's overrated
@@hotbrains4164 That is not overrated. Give me logical reason why the seventh seal is overrated.
@@mondantarigan5579 its a great film but not Bergman's best. He tries to cover too many themes and everything ends up being comparatively unsubtle, unfocused and surface level. With that film he'd only just got going with the type of film he really wanted to be making, and I think he improved on it.
@@yt8co What would you say is his best work?
"It's hardtotakabutBergmusfhuls"
An incredibly uninformative video.
What do you mean? In what way? I thought it didn't necessarily match the title but the video was still interesting and informative.
@@aarond9563 didn’t u watch the video? lol.
@@Victor-E-R Yeah I was just looking forward to hearing your reasoning and you backing up your argument though, not just "didn’t u watch the video? lol"
@@aarond9563 clearly u didn’t watch it. he went around in circles the whole video. No one has time to be informative on a youtube comment for just a mere easy thing to see.
@@Victor-E-R I mean Victor you obviously don't understand the essence of an opinion... not everyone shares it with you... because I don't agree with you doesn't mean I didn't watch the video. And it's not that you don't have the time to lay our your rationale, you just don't have the desire which is fine. But if we're talking about time... the amount of time you've responded to me with meaningless comments you could have explained your argument... I mean to be fair to you you kinda started by saying that he went in circles which is a start... All I wanted to know is to get inside your brain as to how you came to that opinion is all... some examples would be great if you have the care to go back, rewatch, and give me some timestamps (which I realize is unlikely).
Thoughts on watching Bergman 50's works, then going straight to Fanny and Alexander and only the getting back to the chronology with 60's?
Summer with monica -> Wild strawberries -> Seventh seal -> Through a glass darkley -> Silence -> Winter light ( Gods silence trilogy ) -> Persona -> Cries and whispers -> Scenes from marriage -> Fenny and alexander.
I've been watching his films in order, and I'd recommend Prison, To Joy, Summer Interlude, Waiting Women, Summer With Monika, Sawdust and Tinsel, and A Lesson in Love (I just watched today) so far.
A lot of his early films (i.e. A Ship to India, Thirst) are enjoyable, but the movies I mentioned above explore the same themes/stories much better.
He sounds like Mike Meyers impression of Ron Wood!
This guy mumbles more than i do 🤣
I started with Persona at 12 midnighy last night. Im still awake and its now lunch time
I would start with The Seventh Seal.
Too much coffee?
What I think he hits on that's key, that I've stressed to a friend whom I've recommended Bergman to, is that many of his films are very accessible. I'd say even pretty funny.
Watch it in 0.75x. Thank me later!
I'm watching it on 1.5× LMAO
I started with Persona years ago. I didnt understand shit but I couldnt take my eyes away from it. And i couldnt sleep for days for some reason
So which was his favourite film? Summer with Monika?
That is a good one really enjoyed
I started with Summer Interlude
Good choice ! This movie deserves to be more known
Choking on every word
What language is this guy speaking? Sounds like it could be English but I'm not sure.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Is he drunk
Very hard to grasp what he's speaking.
7th seal is interesting.
What the F*ck is he talking about? I can't understand shit!
Bergman dabadabadaba y u wut dubdub Persona dabadabadaba but wut wut dabba dabba also
I can't understand his pronunciation
Chronic Mumbler
>< lol
What the F$#% did he just say?
slow down for f sake
This is hardly a guide of any kind. It’s just an off the cuff ranting.
This guy mumbling
Omg this guy can barely talk. Slurrrrr