A nurse, Alma (Bibi Andersson), is caring for a famous actress, Elizabeth (Liv Ullman), who became dumb during a performance of Electra and has not spoken since. The doctor tells Elizabeth she is using her silence as a form of protest. The two women, Alma and Elizabeth, are loaned the use of the doctor’s seaside [...]
In this 1957 film by Ingmar Bergman, a Knight (Max von Sydow with bleached hair) returning from the crusades is shadowed by the figure of Death.
The Seventh Seal has been considered one of the masterpieces of cinema for a long time. But I wondered if I would find it a little embarrassing, its imagery comical, [...]
The UK Film Council is backing the launch of a social networking and community website that aims to boost cinema attendances for non-mainstream movies.
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Italian film producer, Carlo Ponti, has died in Geneva at the age of 94.
He produced several classic films including Federico Fellini’s La Strada, David Lean’s Dr Zhivago and Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blowup.
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