Nice how you notice glimpses of horror in many Bergman films besides these two, he seems to be interested in aspects of the horror genre
@creativedestructionvideo10 ай бұрын
A director so interested in bleak topics will naturally lean into those horrific tones. When making this video, it became clear that you could argue several of his films are horror-adjacent
@Ellotus1310 ай бұрын
What a fantastic essay on two fantastic movies! I should really get back to Bergman, what a master of the artform!
@creativedestructionvideo10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Stroheim33310 ай бұрын
Ingmar Bergman was a lover of horror fiction and movies. There are explicit references to the 19th century German horror author ETA Hoffmann in The Hour of the Wolf and Fanny and Alexander -- he even talked about it in interviews. The Serpent's Egg, The Magician, The Seventh Seal -- there are horror movie references galore. And Through Glass Darkly, it is not only a horrific depiction of schizophrenia in itself, but the obvious source of inspiration for Polanski's Repulsion four years later.
@creativedestructionvideo10 ай бұрын
I remember reading in his memoir The Magic Lantern how much he loved art that's specifically scary and anxiety-inducing
@Stroheim33310 ай бұрын
@@creativedestructionvideo Yes, his inspiration from horror fiction (literature and movies) is so obvious for movie lovers in general, but in Sweden it is almost never mentioned. The cultural life in Sweden is very snobbish, and it is regarded as embarrassing for such a "highbrow" artist to be inspired by the horror genre. The natural result of this is that they can never fully understand such a movie as The Hour of the Wolf, which is pure neo-gothic filmmaking.
@the9thinning110 ай бұрын
love the vids keep them coming!!
@creativedestructionvideo10 ай бұрын
Thank you! That means a lot
@brandonhamaguchi10 ай бұрын
Loved the hour of the Wolf, it can be seen as a a24 evevated horror type from the 60s. If you like the witch or The lighthouse, give it a watch
@creativedestructionvideo10 ай бұрын
It really does have Eggers vibes
@robnjosnavelin349610 ай бұрын
Totally. Rob Eggers & Ari Aster did a long discussion centered on Bergman on the a24 podcast. His influence can be seen all over their films.
@jingalls914210 ай бұрын
Hmm good advice. I always like Bergman but have never heard of that film. I have homework for the week!