Nattvardsgästerna (Winter Light) 1962

I have yet to really get into a chunk of Bergman's work, but I think it's safe to say that this one is an incredibly bleak and harsh outlook on the existence of God. Tomas's struggle with his faith and his disheartening realization that God is silent made me feel sorry for him, and his indifference and ultimate cruelty to Marta, who loves him blindly, just made me feel horrible. I usually feel a sense of optimism in the face of reality from Bergman, but his trilogy of faith is really jarring, raw, and a slap to the face. Not so sure what to think. Maybe once I watch The Silence I will be able to formulate a stronger opinion.

Såsom i en spegel (Through a Glass Darkly) 1961

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Hotel Chevalier (2007)

Absolutely lovely. I loved Jason Schwartzman's masked nonchalance as Jack, and Natalie Portman wasn't bad as the wounded-but-feigning-otherwise character as Jack's ex-girlfriend. So Andersonian. Really of the essence. And a great prelude to The Darjeeling Limited.