"Face" has clever games and ironic colors, and its mapping of movies, stages, and performances, but also reveals sadness, helplessness, and self-deprecation. The story is set in the middle of the 19th century. Vogler, a hypnotist played by Max von Sydow, leads a group to perform, and is despised, humiliated, and feared in a small town. Vogler deliberately kept silent, made up, and his wife, Manda, changed clothes. Silence brightens their faces in close-up. With the mask on, they have a certain mystique and dignity; without the mask, they are sullen beggars. As Bergman put it: "We can be very charming as long as we wear a mask, but when we show up without a mask, or worse, ask for money, we immediately become like scum..." And the one who died twice The failed actor, only death is his best performance.
The "magic lantern" (magic lantern) that appears in the film is both a portrayal of the film's "prehistory" and Bergman's infatuation (autobiographical title "Magic Lantern"). Magic lights and movies are like hypnotic illusions, a dream. Health officials were startled by their reflection in the attic mirror, as Floyd described. In the quiet chamber drama, it is Bergman's desire for "pure art". When filming, he said, they were like a group of like-minded clowns.
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