Sara Stridsberg: The Faculty of Dreams
Paul reviews his favorite (so far) of the Man Booker International Prize longlist, Sara Stridsberg’s The Faculty of Dreams, translated from the Swedish by Deborah Bragan-Turner.
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Jan Troell: The Emigrants / The New Land
After years and years of being relatively unavailable, Jan Troell’s two-film epic about a Swedish family’s painful journey, starring Max Von Sydow and Liv Ullmann, is finally available for home video in the United States. Trevor reviews the new Criterion Collection edition of The Emigrants and The New Land. Read the full post.
Jan Troell: Here Is Your Life
This week The Criterion Collection returns to 1960s Swedish cinema by releasing Jan Troell’s debut feature, Here Is Your Life, a beautifully shot and constructed three-hour bildungsroman. Trevor reviews the film and the Blu-ray release. Read the full post.
Tove Jansson: The Woman Who Borrowed Memories
P.T. Smith reviews NYRB Classics’ recent collection of Tove Jansson’s short stories, The Woman Who Borrowed Memories. Read the full post.
Ingmar Bergman: Persona
Trevor reviews Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 film, Persona, recently released on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection. Read the full post.
Ingmar Bergman: Winter Light
Trevor reviews Ingmar Bergman’s masterful film, Winter Light, about a priest who has lost his faith and wonders how to face the cold world. Read the full post.
Ingmar Bergman: Through a Glass Darkly
Trevor reviews the first film in Ingmar Bergman’s Silence of God Trilogy, Through a Glass Darkly. Read the full post.
Ingmar Bergman: The Virgin Spring
Trevor reviews Ingmar Bergman’s film, The Virgin Spring, a tale of innocence and revenge.
Ingmar Bergman: Wild Strawberries
Trevor reviews Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 film, Wild Strawberries, a film that keeps him up at nights.