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From: ah on 3 Dec 2007 12:32 No, the Bergman week is not really new. I think that it started a few years ago. I know about Bergman's life there because I recorded the excellent series Encountering Bergman broadcast on BBC4 last summer. I want certainly to go to Gotland, on my way to Faro. Do you live there, if I may ask? I am in London. -- ah (actually it's nic) "�r Freud" <drfreud(a)mymail.com> wrote in message news:fiuuv3$3pt$1(a)news.datemas.de... > On 02.12.2007 18:49 , ah wrote: >> Thank you again for all that. How do you know that Forsboda is actually >> Forsbacka and how do you know which Forsbacka it is? Are you Swedish, by >> any chance? I found Forsbacka Gavle on your map and on Google maps as >> well. >> Thank you also for indicating me the Medieval week but I am afraid that >> I'll >> miss it because it is in August and in the summer I am not really free to >> travel. It's a pity. >> >> About Faro, I found here http://www.bergmanveckan.se/html/en/ that there >> is >> a Bergman week organised each year in Faro. The 2008 one will be held >> 24-29 >> June. I'll check the website again in the next few weeks/months. I >> suppose >> that they organise accommodation for the participants. >> > > Yip, I�m a native Swede by birth alright so that�s why I happen to know > a little about it. Well, we are not that many living here you see, just > about 9 milion in all of which about 2 million are immigrants from all > around the world. There are by other words more people living in the > city of Paris or London then within our whole nation. > > This with the Bergman week is probably some new event because Ingemar > was a kind of hermit living out there... the man, the myth and... you > get the picture... However, he built a cinema where he sat all by him > self (and a guy running the projector) having a trip down memory lane > watching all his movies.. kind of sad when thinking about it but I > believe he actually enjoyed the solitude... some people are like that > you know.. and I�m one myself.. well, It brings quite good harmony and > also brings food for thoughts you know... If you know how to handle > solitude that is. :) Otherwise you�d probably go APE! > > Anyhow, I believe it is in this exact cinema they now are going to hold > the Bergman Week and show his films ...and maybe some personal stuff > too. (They plan to make a Museum out there you see, but I don�t know how > far they have proceeded with the plans yet) > > It could be nice to sort of have this picture in mind of him sitting > there all alone when entering.. > > Well, regarding the Medieval Week 2008. I saw that it will not fit in to > your schedule because it was a bit later on next year, August 3 - 11, > Sunday to Sunday, (always week 32) Well, maybe it saved you some problem > as well because you would probably have to book your hotel reservation > at least two years in advance for even have a fair chance of > succeeding.. that�s how popular it is. > > But.. if you ever get a chance.. just go there.. it�s the pearl of the > baltic sea, our gem that we actually prefer to keep to our selves, but > now it�s even on the world heritage list so nothing much seem to point > in a direction of tourism decreasing. It�s a darn cool place thoug... > you�ll love it I�m sure. > > Well, I hope I answered some of your questions but you�re always welcome > asking more. > > Take care now! > > Pete > >
From: Joe Pessarra on 3 Dec 2007 14:23 "ah" <anonewsgr(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:13krbnnjb4mscc5(a)corp.supernews.com... >I looked for this place in Google maps but could not find it. Could a >Swedish person help me locate it, please? > > It is a place mentioned in Best Intentions, written by Ingmar Bergman and > directed by Bille August. You might check this Internet site. http://www.bergmanorama.com/films/best_intentions.htm The site says, "Filmed: on location in Uppsala, Str�msberg (Uppland), Ransj� (H�rjedalen), Tureholm Castle, Dilln�s (S�dermanland)." Have a good time on your visit. Joe in Texas >
From: Ðr Freud on 3 Dec 2007 14:27 On 03.12.2007 18:32 , ah wrote: > No, the Bergman week is not really new. I think that it started a few years > ago. I know about Bergman's life there because I recorded the excellent > series Encountering Bergman broadcast on BBC4 last summer. I want certainly > to go to Gotland, on my way to Faro. Do you live there, if I may ask? I am > in London. > > No, I live just outside Gothenburg actually so it is not even close. I�ve just been there a few times and frankly, I fell in love with the place at first sight and even had some wild thoughts of moving there at one point, but one has to make living too you know, so it never happen. Even though Visby is a small town there is anyhow very little activity going on during the winter season, so it is a bit tricky trying to make a living there unless you don�t have something that you could do from home. Oh, shame on me then... I who thought the festival was totally new. Well, there you see my true passion for Bergman :) I do like his early work the most though, the black and white period and personally I think that it�s right here that his true genius lies, but maybe it is because I like those older actors and storys the best. By the way, when, or if you visit Gotland and Visby and then if you�ll have some time left then take the bus to the Lummelunda Caves (Lummelundagrottorna) The bus stops right at the enterance. It�s a few km:s north of Visby, towards Faro. It�s a quite big cave system worth seeing... but it�s not always open to the public so also in this case you better make sure it�s open before just going there. Well, in case you happen to have some spare time that is. I�m not that fond of caves myself even if they are big, but anyhow, if you happens to be in the neighborhood it might be well worth a visit. Pete
From: ah on 5 Dec 2007 04:38 V.v. busy now. Will reply ASAP. -- ah "�r Freud" <drfreud(a)mymail.com> wrote in message news:fj1laf$dsi$1(a)news.datemas.de... > On 03.12.2007 18:32 , ah wrote: >> No, the Bergman week is not really new. I think that it started a few >> years >> ago. I know about Bergman's life there because I recorded the excellent >> series Encountering Bergman broadcast on BBC4 last summer. I want >> certainly >> to go to Gotland, on my way to Faro. Do you live there, if I may ask? I >> am >> in London. >> >> > > No, I live just outside Gothenburg actually so it is not even close. > I�ve just been there a few times and frankly, I fell in love with the > place at first sight and even had some wild thoughts of moving there at > one point, but one has to make living too you know, so it never happen. > Even though Visby is a small town there is anyhow very little activity > going on during the winter season, so it is a bit tricky trying to make > a living there unless you don�t have something that you could do from > home. > > Oh, shame on me then... I who thought the festival was totally new. > Well, there you see my true passion for Bergman :) I do like his early > work the most though, the black and white period and personally I think > that it�s right here that his true genius lies, but maybe it is because > I like those older actors and storys the best. > > By the way, when, or if you visit Gotland and Visby and then if you�ll > have some time left then take the bus to the Lummelunda Caves > (Lummelundagrottorna) The bus stops right at the enterance. It�s a few > km:s north of Visby, towards Faro. It�s a quite big cave system worth > seeing... but it�s not always open to the public so also in this case > you better make sure it�s open before just going there. Well, in case > you happen to have some spare time that is. I�m not that fond of caves > myself even if they are big, but anyhow, if you happens to be in the > neighborhood it might be well worth a visit. > > Pete
From: ah on 5 Dec 2007 04:38
V.v. busy now. Will reply ASAP. -- ah "Joe Pessarra" <joepessarra(a)suddenlink.net> wrote in message news:HKY4j.2111$Ft5.860(a)newsfe15.lga... > > "ah" <anonewsgr(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:13krbnnjb4mscc5(a)corp.supernews.com... >>I looked for this place in Google maps but could not find it. Could a >>Swedish person help me locate it, please? >> >> It is a place mentioned in Best Intentions, written by Ingmar Bergman and >> directed by Bille August. > > You might check this Internet site. > http://www.bergmanorama.com/films/best_intentions.htm > > The site says, "Filmed: on location in Uppsala, Str�msberg (Uppland), > Ransj� (H�rjedalen), Tureholm Castle, Dilln�s (S�dermanland)." > > Have a good time on your visit. > > Joe in Texas > >> > |