Between Stage and Screen: Ingmar Bergman Directs (Amsterdam University Press - Film Culture in Transition)

Ingmar Bergman is worldwide known as a film and stage director. Yet no-one has attempted to compare his stage and screen activities. In __Between Stage and Screen__ Egil Törnqvist examines formal and thematical correspondences and differences between a number of Bergman's stage, screen, and radio productions. In the prologue Bergman's spiritual and aesthetic heritage and his position in the twentieth century media landscape is outlined. In the epilogue the question is answered to what extent one can speak of Bergman's directorial 'method' irrespective of the chosen medium. Ingmar Bergman (1918), By Now Responsible For About A Hundred Stage Performances, Forty Radio Productions, Fifty Feature Films And Fifteen Tv Productions, Has For More Than Half A Century Combined An Impressive Versatility With A Very Marked Individual Signature. None Of The Many Books On Bergman Has So Far Attempted To Compare Bergman's Stage And Screen Activities - Despite The Fact That He Has Been An Outstanding And Very Productive Director In Both Areas And Despite His Own Statement That 'the Distance Between The Theater And The Film Studio Has Always Been A Short One'. Prologue: The Stage And The Screen -- Pt. 1. The Stage Director. Strindberg, The Dream Play (1970). Strindberg, The Ghost Sonata (1973). Strindberg, Miss Julie (1985). O'neill, Long Day's Journey Into Night (1988). Ibsen, A Doll's House (1989). Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale (1994) -- Pt. 2. The Screen Director. The Seventh Seal (1957). Wild Strawberries (1957). Strindberg, Storm (1960). Persona (1966). Cries And Whispers (1973). Autumn Sonata (1978). Fanny And Alexander (1982) -- Pt. 3. The Radio Director. Strindberg, Easter (1952). A Matter Of The Soul (1990) -- Epilogue: Between Stage And Screen. By Egil Törnqvist. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 226-230) And Index. CONTENTS 6 Preface 8 Prologue 10 The Stage and the Screen 12 Part 1 – The Stage Director 22 Strindberg, The Dream Play (1970) 24 Strindberg, The Ghost Sonata (1973) 31 Strindberg, Miss Julie (1985) 47 O’Neill, Long Day’s Journey into Night (1988) 60 Ibsen, A Doll’s House (1989) 70 Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale (1994) 82 Part 2 – The Screen Director 94 The Seventh Seal (1957) 96 Wild Strawberries (1957) 113 Strindberg, Storm (1960) 129 Persona (1966) 138 Cries and Whispers (1973) 147 Autumn Sonata (1978) 161 Fanny and Alexander (1982) 175 Part 3 – The Radio Director 190 Strindberg, Easter (1952) 192 A Matter of the Soul (1990) 196 Epilogue 200 Between Stage and Screen 202 Notes 214 Selected Bibliography 227 List of Illustrations 232 Index 234 Deze titel is onderdeel van de OAPEN Library - http://www.oapen.org. Egil Törnqvist is emeritus hoogleraar Scandinavische studies aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam en een toonaangevende Strindberg en Bergman specialist. In 2004 ontving hij de Strindberg Prize. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie A pioneering comparison of the director's theatre and film productions.