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...greatest film--and it is the first to aim exclusively below the neck. We had expected "A Film from Ingmar Bergman" on the subject of war to be filled with long dialogues, endless questioning; in our mind's eye we can see a low-key closeup of Liv Ullman or Max von Sydow asking, "Why is this happening to us? Why doesn't it make any sense?" But this is precisely what Bergman avoids. For the first time we can walk out of a film of his with our intellect numb, our body vibrating...

Author: By David W. Boorstin, | Title: 'Shame': The New Bergman | 3/14/1969 | See Source »

...SHAME. Ingmar Bergman examines war and the artistic conscience in his 29th film. The visual imagery is brilliantly desolate, and the performances-by Max von Sydow, Gunnar Bjornstrand and Liv Ullman-are orchestrated with precision...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Listings: Feb. 14, 1969 | 2/14/1969 | See Source »

...SHAME. Ingmar Bergman examines war and the artistic conscience in his 29th film. The visual imagery is brilliantly desolate, and the performances-by Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand and Liv Ullman-are perfectly orchestrated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television, Theater, Cinema, Books, Fiction, Nonfiction: Feb. 7, 1969 | 2/7/1969 | See Source »

...SHAME. Ingmar Bergman's 29th film is a tonal allegory involving a nameless war, a broken marriage and existential doubt. The performances by such Bergman regulars as Max von Sydow and Gunnar Bjornstrand are letter-perfect, but Liv Ullman, newest member of the Bergman company, portrays the spectrum of feminine response with special brilliance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Jan. 31, 1969 | 1/31/1969 | See Source »

...treat them violently in stark and terrifying images reminiscent of Hitchcock (Bergman's favorite director). If you are interested in current discussions of artistic impotence, the dementia of Bergman's protagonist (Max von Sydow) becomes the film's focal point. I found myself more involved by his wife (Liv Ullman) who, in loving him, tries to share his madness but cannot ultimately follow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Ten Best Films of 1968 | 1/14/1969 | See Source »

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