Fridav. October 12, 1973
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Suffering, Anguish Explored in 'Cries and Whispers
By BILL GIBSON Kansan Reviewer
"Cries and Whispers," the latest Ingmar Bergman film, intensely explores the anguish resulting from the distant and unsatisfying relationships of four women.
The great suffering that comes from isolation is deeply etched in the expressive faces of the four women. They struggle to survive alone and without help, to destroy the barriers between them.
There are a great many interpretations, allegories and symbols that can come out of a film like "Cries and Whispers." Baffled movie-goers and over-zealous critics often try to explain the movie without that the simple revelations of the depths of suffering and emotion get lost in the shuffle.
THE PURPOSE OF an artist like Bergman, however, isn't to provide an
obscure piece repleat with various levels of meaning. The purpose of any artist is to reach into the depths of simple things and to stimulate understanding or feeling by the use of imagery.
Bergman's films, despite their cold and austere quality, should be viewed again. *The Revenant*
"Cries and Whispers" depicts intense emotion through dream-like sequences. The setting is simple. Almost all of the film is shot inside a manor house where Agnewes, who is dying of cancer, is waited on by her sister Karin and Maria and a servant, Anna.
THE FILM IS COMPOSED of sketches of these four films with, detailed ups-up of
aaugh of her cries are so expressive that the horror fell by the viewer is almost insignificant.
Agnes, played by Harriet Anderson, is devout and submits to the exercising pain of a dull sword.
Karin (Ingrid Thulin) is reserved and bitter and doesn't want to be touched. Her coldness is only a facade behind which she longs for intimate human contact. The absence of this contact causes distortions in her personality.
MARIA (LIV ULLLMANN) is a playful, smiling coquette who has a love of pleasure and a great capacity for warmth and intimacy. But she is indolent and irresponsible and hasn't the sensitivity to make proper use of her qualities.
Anna (Karl Sylwan) is a peasant girl, a mother earth figure. She and Agnes have the only truly close relationship. It is based on physically physical and emotional contact.
Physical touch is an important symbol for spiritual closeness in the film. For a few fleeting moments, Maria and Karin achieve a harmony in their relationship, and the scene is simply a detailed study of their caresses.
the faces of the women are incredible. They are the kinds of expression that can only be shown visually and can only be shown well by an artist like Bergman,
Although the characters spend most of their time suffering, and despite the brutal events they have endured, they are
the people she cares for.
If the sophisticated viewer dredges out more meanings than these, then all the better. However, if a person sees a film like "Cries and Whispers," reacts com-
passionately to the emotions expressed and instinctively feels a need to lower the walls between himself and other people, then the communication is complete and the film is the
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failings, the film is not abjectly pessimistic. Through the movie Bergman gives dignity to his characters and indicates his commitment to them. He isolates and often miserable, although the struggle they make is ennobling and the few moments of harmony they experience make it all worthwhile.
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Agnes, despite everything, writes in her diary that she is satisfied with her life because she has briefly experienced perfection—the close affectionate contact of all
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Girls, Chase Scenes Highlight Bond Movie
By YAEL ABOUHALKAH
If you absolutely爱邦,娶 Bond, you'll go see Ian Fleming's latest creation, "Live and Let Die" no matter what said in this review. However, if you completely aborBond, you'll probably also abor his latest movie.
Kansan Reviewer
It's for the fence straddlers, the ones who haven't made up their minds yet about Agent 007, that this review is written. The viewer, therefore, can enter into the fray called "Live and Let Die" at least partially prepared.
You won't see a lot of fancy, ultrascientific weapons. Granted, Bond is armed with a watch that can be turned into a powerful magnet when needed, but he uses sparingly—once just to indiscretely unzip his dress. Really, Bond, what are hands for?
You will, of course, see a lot of girls. And the girls are as overwhelmed by the Bond suavity and complete manliness as the million-and-one other girls were before them. If you're into women's liberation, don't go--you'll feel cheated.
could forget the chase-the-airplane-on-the-
ground scenery?
You also won't be subject to many scary, nail-biting scenes. Bonds closest to death when he's on a tiny rock surrounded by hungry crocodiles.
The best of the movie is in the chase scenes. There's the usual scene where the man has to use his gun to kill a police officer.
However, the best clips of Bond running away from the bad guys occur in a long disarray. And with the flooded plains. Along the way, Bond ruins a wedding, a swimming pool, the bad guy's boat (he goes up in the proverbial fiery explosion) and a host of state troopers' squads.
If you you're involved with the black movement, the exploitation of blacks would be one of your greatest challenges. However, it's all done in fun, probably to prove that black people can be almost greedy and money hungry as white people. (Whatever happened to reliable old Odd Guy?)
Finally, you'll hear a lot of the typical willy, but one liner is the lot. It sounds like a faithful Coca-Cola and a faithful Coca-Cola.
One thing even Bond won't do, though is to watch "Live and Let Die" eight times. It's a good movie to see once, as long as you know beforehand the two simple rules of all fairy tales: you must win prizes, wins, and the good guy (Bond, again) always gets the girl. C'est la vie!
As Bend and his lastest conqueror sorry for the death of his son, you peace and quiet, the agent asks, "What will you do for 16 hours all thriller?" Even if this is your first James Bond thriller, you know the movie's plot.
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