Bergman's Work Notes 1955-2001
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About This Novel
Ingmar Bergman's "Arbetsbok" (work notebook), a small spiral coil notebook 20 cm long and 18 cm wide, has always accompanied him in many writing projects, almost without exception. From 1938 to 2001, nearly 60 volumes of such notebooks were accumulated. A lot of things are recorded in it. Drafts, synopses, snippets of dialogue-and diary-style reports from worlds large and small. Moon landings and dinner plans mixed together. A note of indignation over the murder of Martin Luther King was followed by a report of a cloudless sky over the Faroe Islands. The two volumes of "Bergman's Work Notes" respectively contain the director's unedited diaries, memos and shooting notes from 1955 to 1974 and 1975 to 2001. They are fully translated and introduced in the Chinese world for the first time. Bergman was obsessed with imagining the direction of the film in his notes, talking to his fictional characters, and thinking about their names and fates. Fans can intuitively see his inspiration trajectory as an art master; he also recorded his fear of aging and death, and his anxiety about chaos and failure in his notes in an unguarded manner. They were not processed or beautified in any way, because this was a private conversation between Bergman and his own heart. This work notebook is his most loyal companion and the closest we get to him. The content recorded in "Bergman's Work Notes" provides a unique perspective on Ingmar Bergman's creative process; readers sometimes have the experience as if you were sitting next to Bergman while he was writing. Here, Bergman fans can not only trace the creative process of those world-famous films in the best way, but also see how a work in the making suddenly branched out and gave birth to another work. There are also fascinating bits and pieces from unfinished projects, some resembling torsos and some resembling thumbs, all of which are now getting a belated chance to see the light of day. The wishes of the ruin romantics may have been fulfilled. In addition, this work notebook is a document that spans a person's life, and all the misfortunes of aging will eventually reveal themselves.
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