Vital images from New York Film Festival

Expect the best new films of the year and fresh new faces but also a fascinating retrospective section. 

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  Original Swedish movie poster for the film ...

• By kicking off with the world premiere of Martin Scorsese인터넷바카라�s 인터넷바카라�The Irishman,인터넷바카라� the New York Film Festival continues its tradition of showcasing the year인터넷바카라�s finest new films. Less known is the festival's exquisite retrospective section, this year paying tribute to historically significant film photography. Among the highlights is Ingmar Bergman인터넷바카라�s 인터넷바카라�The Passion of Anna인터넷바카라� (1969) shot by Sven Nykvist, the master of utilizing light and lighting in films.

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  ... the poster that met the American audience.

• 인터넷바카라�Images, not words, capture feelings in faces; nothing can ruin the
  atmosphere as easily as too much light,인터넷바카라� Sven Nykvist once said. The late Swedish cinematographer, considered to be one of the world인터넷바카라�s greatest, was mostly known for his fruitful and faithful collaborations with Ingmar Bergman (he later shot several Woody Allen films plus 인터넷바카라�The Postman Always Rings Twice인터넷바카라� (1981), and 인터넷바카라�The Unbearable Lightness of Being인터넷바카라� (1988)). The two Swedes shared a passion for natural light and gave birth to masterpieces like 인터넷바카라�The Virgin Spring인터넷바카라� (1960), 인터넷바카라�Through a Glass Darkly인터넷바카라� (1961) and 인터넷바카라�Persona인터넷바카라� (1966). In 인터넷바카라�The Passion of Anna인터넷바카라� they embarked on their second color film with more muted tones. Shot on Bergman인터넷바카라�s island home Fårö, the film about an isolated man인터넷바카라�s romantic involvement with two women captures a mixture of lit outdoor scenes with more claustrophobic ones inside houses.
  From Max von Sydow fixing a roof in the winter sun to smoking a pipe near the paraffin lamp and Bibi Andersson인터넷바카라�s seduction in red light to Liv Ullman인터넷바카라�s shining blue eyes in a green armchair, it wasn't long after 인터넷바카라�The Passion of Anna인터넷바카라� that Nykvist인터넷바카라�s big international breakthrough came and he won an Oscar for 인터넷바카라�Cries and Whispers인터넷바카라� (1972).

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  Liv Ullman in a scene from Ingmar Bergman인터넷바카라�s 인터넷바카라�The Passion of Anna인터넷바카라� (1969) shot by Sven Nykvist.

• Aside from the Swedish film of the retrospectives at the New York Film Festival were other visually important titles, such as 인터넷바카라�The Godfather: Part Two인터넷바카라� (1974), 인터넷바카라�Days of Heaven인터넷바카라� (1978), 인터넷바카라�Dead Man인터넷바카라� (1995) and the 인터넷바카라�The Grapes of Wrath인터넷바카라� (1940).

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  Liv Ullman in a scene from Ingmar Bergman인터넷바카라�s 인터넷바카라�The Passion of Anna인터넷바카라� (1969).

• New films on the slate open your eyes wide as well. The focused beauty of Pedro Costa인터넷바카라�s 인터넷바카라�Vitalina Varela인터넷바카라� from Portugal creates exceptional compositions. Every scene is a painting. Céline Sciamma인터넷바카라�s 인터넷바카라�The Portrait of a Lady on Fire인터넷바카라� paints 18th century France with a heartbreaking sharpness while Mati Diop인터넷바카라�s Oscar hopeful, 인터넷바카라�Atlantics,인터넷바카라� from Senegal, explores fascinating ghostly love. Stunning 인터넷바카라�Bacurau인터넷바카라� exposes Brazil인터넷바카라�s complexity in innovative ways, and 인터넷바카라�Beanpole인터넷바카라� from Russia shocks with deep photography. I can't forget China인터넷바카라�s 인터넷바카라�The Wild Goose Lake,인터넷바카라� creating a ravishing Chinese noir and Spanish Pedro Almodóvar, who has returned with his best film in years, 인터넷바카라�Pain and Glory,인터넷바카라� using his colorful trademark palette. From USA Kelly Reichardt dives in to Oregon인터넷바카라�s lavishly green and muddy forests with the unshakeable 인터넷바카라�First Cow,인터넷바카라� and Martin Scorsese triumphs with his ode to gangster cinema.

• As the festival인터넷바카라�s centerpiece, Noah Baumbach인터넷바카라�s career-best 인터넷바카라�Marriage Story인터넷바카라� is clearly influenced by Ingmar Bergman인터넷바카라�s 인터넷바카라�Scenes From a Marriage인터넷바카라� (1974), shot by Sven Nykvist. In future retrospectives all these films will certainly see the light of day.

• Niclas Goldberg

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