Skrivet 5 Nov 2013

Archival object of the day

Educated guess on Bergman's most famous images: first (and there's no contest) is Death playing chess in The Seventh Seal. Then the dance of death in the final scene of the same film. For the bronze medal, the race is tighter: the pietà scene from Cries and Whispers, perhaps? Or Isak Borg picking Wild Strawberries? Or perhaps this one (here on a Spanish poster):

persona, spansk poster

Oh, well, who knows. But admit it's a little fun to see Bergman's first sketch to the famous shot. (No, drawing wasn't exactly Bergman's strong suit; he could, obviously, make amazing pictures anyway.)