Cries and Whispers
Where the DNA of Cries and Whispers travels
Films that shaped it
-
He tried to portray it in Hour of the Wolf (1968)... it found its final form in Cries and Whispers (1972).
-
He tells how he recalled the scene in the prologue to Persona (1966)... and how it found its final form in Cries and Whispers (1972).
Films it shaped
-
This movie made me want to be an actress. Or maybe it made me want to make movies. It made me understand movies as something that could be simultaneously joyful and heartbroken, and that those things didn’t have to cancel each other out.
-
I love Bergman. He’s obviously a master. I think I’ve seen Cries and Whispers maybe 20 times. What I respond to in Bergman is his willingness to really go to the darkest places, and to commit to an interiority, and to a feeling of claustrophobia.
-
In terms of cinema, Expressionist cinema is obvious, but Cries and Whispers was something that was definitely on my mind and was helpful, especially the way that he uses black and white, even though it’s a color film. But also the deep focus photography and the strong contrast and the lighting. Yeah.
