Criterion Reflections – Episode 139 – Ingmar Bergman’s Cries and Whispers

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this fourth season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1972 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Brad McDermott, Derek J. Power, Daniel Humphrey, and first-time guest James Bogdanski to discuss Cries and Whispers, directed by Ingmar Bergman. The film is available on DVD and Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection and is currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.

Episode Links:

INGMAR BERGMAN

• The Criterion Collection
• The Criterion Channel
• IngmarBergman.se (Official)
• Wikipedia
• Letterboxd
• Britannica
• Senses of Cinema
• TCM

CRIES AND WHISPERS

• The Criterion Collection
• The Criterion Channel
• IngmarBergman.se
• Screenplay/Scenario written by Bergman
• Wikipedia
• Letterboxd
• New York Times (1972)
• The New Yorker (1973)
• Pittsburgh Press (1973)
• Roger Ebert (1973)
• Village Voice (1972)
• 1001 Movies
• Alternate Ending
• Basement Rejects
• Bill’s Movie Emporium
• The Criterion Contraption
• Critical Popcorn
• Dennis Schwartz
• Every 70s Movie
• The Film Corner
• The Film Sufi
• Filmotomy
• The Guardian
• History of the Academy Awards
• In Their Own League
• Reel Views
• Roger Ebert (2002)
• Slant
• Sonic Cinema
• Spirituality & Practice
• Through the Shattered Lens

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• Daniel Humphrey [ Website / Book: Queer Bergman – Sexuality, Gender, and the European Art Cinema ]