Wild Strawberries

by Philip French, Kersti French

Overview

Wild Strawberries (1958) is probably Ingmar Bergman's most personal film and one which explores his relation to the history of Swedish cinema. Philip and Kersti French give a detailed account of Bergman's powerful and intense direction of the film. They set the film firmly in the context of Swedish life and culture. The authors also trace connections with the plays of August Strindberg, and the paintings of Edvard Munch and Carl Larsson.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781839021183
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	07/25/2019
Series:	BFI Film Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	78
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Philip French was film critic of the Observer. His books include The Movie Moguls (1969), Westerns (2005) and The Faber Book of Movie Verse (1993).

Kersti French is a teacher of modern languages and a translator.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
1. Sjöström and Bergman
2. A Swedish Odyssey
3. The Background, the Foreground
4. The Times, The Reputation
Notes
Credits
Bibliography

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From the Publisher

...and incredibly enjoyable read...an eye opener...Thereis a genuine sense of education that can be taken away from reading this cover to cover...this really is a must read as it is informative and easily digestible.' - Filmwerk