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Check Mate

by Tim F|  July 30, 20079:52 am| 16 Comments

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RIP, Ingmar Bergman.

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  1. 1.

    Jackmormon

    July 30, 2007 at 10:05 am

    So sad.

  2. 2.

    demimondian

    July 30, 2007 at 10:44 am

    Indeed. So, Tim, have you ever watched “Die Duvve”, a takeoff on the film you reference with your picture?

  3. 3.

    canuckistani

    July 30, 2007 at 11:05 am

    The Seventh Seal is an awesome film. Bergman was also my first exposure to the Magic Flute. RIP.

    Indeed. So, Tim, have you ever watched “Die Duvve”, a takeoff on the film you reference with your picture?

    The badminton game with death also foreshadowed Bill and Ted.

  4. 4.

    Brian

    July 30, 2007 at 12:45 pm

    Sad News. One of my absolutely favorite movies of all time.

  5. 5.

    Johnny Pez

    July 30, 2007 at 12:51 pm

    You know who would be the absolutely perfect person to do a eulogy for Bergman? Tom Snyder.

    Oops . . .

  6. 6.

    mrmobi

    July 30, 2007 at 1:22 pm

    For any die-hard Bergman fans out there, his film “Smiles of a Summer Night” was adapted by Stephen Sondheim into a truly wonderful musical called “A Little Night Music.”

    Was Max Von Sydow ever that young? RIP Ingmar.

  7. 7.

    physics geek

    July 30, 2007 at 1:49 pm

    The Seventh Seal was my favorite movie in my History of Motion Pictures class. Great, great movie.

  8. 8.

    RSA

    July 30, 2007 at 2:29 pm

    Anyone know how to pronounce “von Sydow”?

    On Bergman, I really like “Smiles of a Summer Night”. Reminds me I should look up more of his older work.

  9. 9.

    BIRDZILLA

    July 30, 2007 at 2:40 pm

    Were losing the good stars and are left with the antiamerican jerks

  10. 10.

    demimondian

    July 30, 2007 at 3:11 pm

    fon See-dov, iirc

    Of all films I’ve ever seen, _The Seventh Seal_ is my favorite. It’s so wonderfully claustrophic…

  11. 11.

    YellowJournalism

    July 30, 2007 at 10:07 pm

    “Nothing escapes you!”

    “Nothing escapes me; no one escapes me.”

  12. 12.

    Vadranor

    July 30, 2007 at 10:13 pm

    Actually, in Swedish, the Y is equivalent to the German U with an umlaut or the French U in word such as tu. Although the W is pronounced like an English V, in final position, it is closer to an F sound. So an approximate pronunciation would be fon Sudoff.

  13. 13.

    Michael af W

    July 30, 2007 at 11:03 pm

    Actually, as a Swede, I can tell Vadranor that you’re correct, except for the “w”. In this case it is quite close to the English pronunciation of W.

    And, of course, the “von” should NEVER be spelt with a capital V, not even in the beginning of a sentence. (Compare with de Gaulle, for instance.)

    And, yes, vila i frid Ingmar! Most likely the most prominent Swedish artist all categories for at least the last 50 years.

  14. 14.

    WB Reeves

    July 31, 2007 at 10:32 am

    Excellent choice for a commemorative photo. Ave Atque Vale

  15. 15.

    demimondian

    July 31, 2007 at 12:10 pm

    And, of course, the “von” should NEVER be spelt with a capital V, not even in the beginning of a sentence.

    Not in English, in which aristocratic particles are treated as all others words.

  16. 16.

    Njorl

    July 31, 2007 at 12:12 pm

    Michelangelo Antonioni died just a few hours after Bergman. It’s like Addams and Jefferson.

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