Light On Dark Water

Can’t Wait To Watch This One

I'm trying to watch all the Bergman films that I haven't previously seen and that are available on Netflix. Since I've seen most of the well-known ones, this includes some early and obscure ones. Here's the description of Thirst from the Netflix envelope:

Unhappily married couple Rut and Bertil take a train trip across war-torn Germany–a landscape reminiscent of their disintegrating relationship…. Between bouts of bickering, each reminisces about past lovers: Viola, whose affairs with a psychologist and a lesbian dancer lead to tragedy, and Raoul, whose liaison with Rut ends with an abortion.

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9 responses to “Can’t Wait To Watch This One”

  1. Janet

    Oh yeah. Very inspiring.
    That emoticon is doing something strange to my psyche.
    AMDG

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  2. Craig

    I can imagine Hollywood execs sitting around the table when that idea gets pitched.

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  3. Paul

    Rather you than me.

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  4. Mac

    I watched half of it today. It may be that the Netflix blurb is somewhat sunnier than is warranted by the film.

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  5. Don

    The closest I have come to seeing a Bergman film is this
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMVrMHQk95s

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  6. Mac

    Now you know what to expect. In fact you’re in possession of a significant plot spoiler. Or maybe I should say “plot.”

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  7. Louise

    It sounds so cheery, doesn’t it?

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  8. Mac

    It turned out to be both worse and better than the blurb. The blurb left out the madness, suicide, and fantasy of murder. But it ends on a slightly positive note.
    Apart from that, it’s got some good technique (photography, dialog, etc.), though not as good as Bergman would later develop. Mainly of interest to serious Bergman fans, I think.

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  9. Louise

    “The blurb left out the madness, suicide, and fantasy of murder. But it ends on a slightly positive note.”
    Lord, I laughed!

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