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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: Swedish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Booklet, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Remastered, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: What is so rare, and cherishable, as an Ingmar Bergman comedy? All These Women concerns the sexual misadventures of cello-playing Jarl Kulle. Amidst his many romantic pursuits, the egotistical Kulle endeavors to get his life story published, "bribing" a writer by agreeing to perform the latter's musical compositions. Bergman regulars Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson and Bibi Andersson costar in All These Women, while the screenplay was cowritten by another stalwart member of the director's stock company, Erland Josephson. Originally titled For Att Inte Talla om alla dessa Kvindor, All These Women is better known in English-speaking countries as Now About All These Women. ...All These Women ( För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor ) ( Now About These Women )
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A genius musician has withdrawn to his beautiful house surrounded by his harem of groupies. Into the household enters the great critic determined to get the definitive story on the genius. The critic is variously seduced and humiliated by the women - the genius remaining off-screen.
At the height of his success as master of black & white doom & gloom Bergman made this, his first colour film and a satirical farce. Camp comedy was not what people expected or wanted from Bergman then (or now) and the film was a disastrous flop. When I first saw "All These Women" I thought it unbelievably bad, imagine Bergman directing a "Carry On" movie... However I've watched it at least a dozen times and it gets better with each viewing, it's amazingly detailed and, yes, now even makes me laugh.
It's a film about artists & critics, celebrity & sex. The idea that great art is produced by dubious people in dubious circumstances is an old theme in Bergman. The message here seems to be that whether an artist's work lives on into posterity depends not on the inherent value of the art but on the whims of the critic and fashion (though I think the film finally more sympathetic to the critic than the artist). The other theme is that artists, fans & critics are all driven by vanity.
I can't recommend this film - anyone who only knows Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Persona etc should be cautious about buying the DVD - but if you have a taste for very arch humour then you might appreciate it. And of course it's a treat to see Bibi, Harriett et al in early 60s colour...
At the height of his success as master of black & white doom & gloom Bergman made this, his first colour film and a satirical farce. Camp comedy was not what people expected or wanted from Bergman then (or now) and the film was a disastrous flop. When I first saw "All These Women" I thought it unbelievably bad, imagine Bergman directing a "Carry On" movie... However I've watched it at least a dozen times and it gets better with each viewing, it's amazingly detailed and, yes, now even makes me laugh.
It's a film about artists & critics, celebrity & sex. The idea that great art is produced by dubious people in dubious circumstances is an old theme in Bergman. The message here seems to be that whether an artist's work lives on into posterity depends not on the inherent value of the art but on the whims of the critic and fashion (though I think the film finally more sympathetic to the critic than the artist). The other theme is that artists, fans & critics are all driven by vanity.
I can't recommend this film - anyone who only knows Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Persona etc should be cautious about buying the DVD - but if you have a taste for very arch humour then you might appreciate it. And of course it's a treat to see Bibi, Harriett et al in early 60s colour...
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
In All these Women Bergman/Josephson makes it quite clear what they think of genius, critics and biographers. But the treatment of the subject matter is handled with hilarious wit and slapstick humour. The female characters are charged with an intense sexuality and driving obsession for the unseen genius of the piece (an elusive cellist called Felix) which is paralleled with the critic Cornelius' determination to confront the maestro in order to further his musical aspirations. The action is fast paced and unrelenting making 80 minutes seem like half an hour. There are numerous scenes of comic excellence and, for me the most dazzling was the miasmic firework display! This film is yet another gem in Bergman's rich oeuvre - amazing art direction, cinematography, acting and profound insight.
11 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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This one is a real stinker. It's almost embarrassing to watch. But for a lover of Bergman's work it's worth viewing, simply to see the worst of his output. It somehow makes him more human to see that he can fail so spectacularly.
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