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Serpent's Egg (The) (Blu-ray) (1977)
Berlin 1923! A dangerous time to be alive and stay that way!Director: Ingmar Bergman
Year of Copyright: 1977
Year of Production: 1976
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by actor David Carradine (2004)
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Extras:"Bergman's Egg" 2018 appreciation by author Barry Foreshaw (25:42)
"Away From Home" 2004 archival featurette with actors Liv Ullmann and David Carradine (15:53)
"German Expressionism" 2004 archival interview with author Marc Gervais (5:36)
Image Gallery
Theatrical Trailer (3:18) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring two artwork choices, and the first pressing only includes an illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Geoffrey Macnab.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Smiles of a Summer Night"
Introduction to the film by director Ingmar Bergman (3:53)
Video conversation between Ingmar Bergman scholar Peter Cowie and writer Jörn Donner (executive producer of Fanny and Alexander) (16:51)
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:01)
DISC TWO
* "Crisis"
* "A Ship to India"
DISC THREE
* "Wild Strawberries"
Audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman (4:04)
"Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work" documentary by Jörn Donner (90:38)
Behind-the-scenes footage (16:54)
DISC FOUR
* "To Joy"
* "Summer Interlude"
DISC FIVE
* "Summer with Monika"
Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman (4:08)
New interview with actress Harriet Andersson, conducted by film critic Peter Cowie (24:55)
New interview with film scholar Eric Schaefer about Kroger Babb and Babb’s distribution of Monika: Story of a Bad Girl as an exploitation film (12:59)
"Images from the Playground", a half-hour documentary by Stig Björkman with behind-the-scenes footage shot by Bergman, archival audio interviews with Bergman, and new interviews with actresses Bibi Andersson and Harriet Andersson (29:55)
Trailer (1:54)
DISC SIX
* "Dreams"
* "A Lesson in Love"
Introduction for "A Lesson in Love" by Ingmar Bergman (4:28)
DISC SEVEN
* "Scenes from a Marriage" TV Version (with Play All)
- Scene One: "Innocence and Panic" (52:10)
- Scene Two: "The Art of Sweeping Things Under the Rug" (41:23)
- Scene Three: "Paula" (51:46)
- Scene Four: "The Vale of Tears" (51:41)
- Scene Five: "The Illiterates" (51:45)
- Scene Six: "In the Middle of the Night in a Dark House Somewhere in the World" (51:05)
DISC EIGHT
* "Scenes from a Marriage" Theatrical Version
* "Saraband"
Interviews with Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson (24:44)
"Ingmar Bergman on Scenes from a Marriage" featurette (15:12)
"Peter Cowie on the 2 versions of Scenes from a Marriage" featurette (15:02)
DISC NINE
* "From the Life of Marionettes"
* "Hour of the Wolf"
DISC TEN
* "Shame"
* "The Passion of Anna"
"Shame in the News" featurette (5:21)
Interview with Ingmar Bergman from 1968 (14:31)
Interview with Liv Ullmann from 2018 (21:03)
"An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman" 1968 documentary (72:27)
DISC ELEVEN
* "Fårö Document"
* "Fårö Document 1979"
DISC TWELVE
* "Through a Glass Darkly"
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman (1:53)
"Exploring the Film" featurette (11:12)
Interview with Harriet Andersson from 2012 (8:37)
Theatrical Trailer (2:17)
DISC THIRTEEN
* "Winter Light"
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman Introduction (3:39)
"Exploring the Film" featurette (10:11)
"Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie" 1963 documentary (147:25)
US Theatrical Trailer (1:51)
DISC FOURTEEN
* "The Silence"
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman (3:35)
"Exploring the Film" featurette (10:47)
Poster Gallery (for the trilogy films) (8 images)
US Theatrical Trailer (2:02)
DISC FIFTEEN
* "The Virgin Spring"
Audio commentary by Ingmar Bergman scholar Birgitta Steene
Introduction by director Ang Lee (7:05)
Video interviews with actresses Gunnel Linblom and Birgitta Petersson (20:33)
Ingmar Bergman at the American Film Institute in 1975 (audio only) (40:27)
DISC SIXTEEN
* "The Seventh Seal"
Audio commentary by Bergman expert Peter Cowie (1987)
2003 Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman (2:58)
2008 Afterword by Peter Cowie (10:33)
"Bergman Island" 2004 documentary (83:26)
1988 Audio Interview with actor Max von Sydow (19:49)
"Woody Allen on Bergman" featurette (7:13)
"Bergman 101" documentary (35:22)
Theatrical Trailer (2:38)
DISC SEVENTEEN
* "The Devil's Eye"
* "All These Women"
DISC EIGHTEEN
* "Sawdust and Tinsel"
* "The Rite"
Audio commentary on "Sawdust and Tinsel" by Bergman scholar Peter Cowie
Video introduction for "Sawdust and Tinsel" by Ingmar Bergman from 2003 (3:17)
DISC NINETEEN
* "The Magician"
Visual essay by Bergman scholar Peter Cowie (14:55)
1967 video interview with Ingmar Bergman about the film (3:37)
English-language audio interview with Ingmar Bergman conducted by filmmakers Olivier Assayas and Stig Björkman in 1990 (20:51)
DISC TWENTY
* "The Magic Flute"
* "After the Rehearsal"
Interview with Ingmar Bergman from 1974 (29:27)
Interview with Peter Cowie from 2018 (18:15)
"Tystnad Tagning TrollFlojten" 1975 documentary (65:27)
DISC TWENTY-ONE
* "The Touch"
* "The Serpent's Egg"
"Ingmar Bergman" 1971 documentary (55:24)
"Away From Home" featurette (15:48)
DISC TWENTY-TWO
* "Persona"
"Persona's Prologue: A Poem in Images" visual essay by Ingmar Bergman scholar Peter Cowie (20:15)
Interviews
- Bibi Andersson, Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann 1966 (19:34) (in Swedish)
- Ingmar Bergman 1970 (8:12)
- Liv Ullmann 2013 (16:07)
- Paul Schrader 2013 (10:58)
On-set footage, with audio commentary by Bergman historian Birgitta Steene (18:07)
"Liv & Ingmar" documentary (84:25)
Theatrical Trailer (2:44)
DISC TWENTY-THREE
* "Thirst"
* "Port of Call"
DISC TWENTY-FOUR
* "Cries and Whispers"
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman from 2001 (7:08)
New interview with actor Harriet Andersson, conducted by film scholar Peter Cowie (20:00)
New video essay on the film’s visuals by filmmaker : : kogonada (12:49)
Behind-the-scenes footage with commentary by Cowie (34:00)
"Ingmar Bergman: Reflections on Life, Death, and Love with Erland Josephson" (2000), a 52-minute interview with Bergman and his longtime collaborator (52:18)
Trailer (1:54)
DISC TWENTY-FIVE
* "Waiting Women"
* "Brink of Life"
DISC TWENTY-SIX
* "Autumn Sonata
Audio commentary by Bergman expert Peter Cowie
Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman from 2003 (6:21)
"The Making of Autumn Sonata" documentary (206:33)
New interview with actor Liv Ullmann (18:54)
A 1981 conversation between actor Ingrid Bergman and critic John Russell Taylor at the National Film Theatre in London (39:24)
Theatrical trailer (2:30)
DISC TWENTY-SEVEN
* "Fanny and Alexander" TV Version (with Play All)
- Episode One (96:13)
- Episode Two (78:18)
- Episode Three (60:13)
- Episode Four (87:02)
DISC TWENTY-EIGHT
* "Fanny and Alexander" Theatrical Version
Audio commentary with film scholar Peter Cowie
Theatrical Trailer (2:44)
DISC TWENTY-NINE
"The Making of Fanny and Alexander" documentary (109:41)
"A Bergman Tapestry" documentary (39:21)
"Ingmar Bergman Bids Farewell to Film" documentary (59:10)
Stills Gallery
Costume Gallery
Set Models
DISC THIRTY
"Laterna Magica" featurette (15:29)
"Ingmar Bergman at 60" documentary (56:55)
"Sven Nykist" featurette (14:57)
"Women and Bergman" featurette (28:32)
"17 Short Stories" documentary (70:10)
"... But Film Is My Mistress" documentary (68:50) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Includes a lavishly illustrated 248-page book, featuring essays on the films by critics, scholars, and authors including Cowie, Alexander Chee, Molly Haskell, Karan Mahajan, Fernanda Solórzano, and many others, along with selections from remarks and texts by Bergman himself.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by actor David Carradine (2004)
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Extras:"Bergman's Egg" 2018 appreciation by author Barry Foreshaw (25:42)
"Away From Home" 2004 archival featurette with actors Liv Ullmann and David Carradine (15:53)
"German Expressionism" 2004 archival interview with author Marc Gervais (5:36)
Image Gallery
Theatrical Trailer (3:18) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring two artwork choices, and the first pressing only includes an illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Geoffrey Macnab.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Smiles of a Summer Night"
Introduction to the film by director Ingmar Bergman (3:53)
Video conversation between Ingmar Bergman scholar Peter Cowie and writer Jörn Donner (executive producer of Fanny and Alexander) (16:51)
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:01)
DISC TWO
* "Crisis"
* "A Ship to India"
DISC THREE
* "Wild Strawberries"
Audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman (4:04)
"Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work" documentary by Jörn Donner (90:38)
Behind-the-scenes footage (16:54)
DISC FOUR
* "To Joy"
* "Summer Interlude"
DISC FIVE
* "Summer with Monika"
Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman (4:08)
New interview with actress Harriet Andersson, conducted by film critic Peter Cowie (24:55)
New interview with film scholar Eric Schaefer about Kroger Babb and Babb’s distribution of Monika: Story of a Bad Girl as an exploitation film (12:59)
"Images from the Playground", a half-hour documentary by Stig Björkman with behind-the-scenes footage shot by Bergman, archival audio interviews with Bergman, and new interviews with actresses Bibi Andersson and Harriet Andersson (29:55)
Trailer (1:54)
DISC SIX
* "Dreams"
* "A Lesson in Love"
Introduction for "A Lesson in Love" by Ingmar Bergman (4:28)
DISC SEVEN
* "Scenes from a Marriage" TV Version (with Play All)
- Scene One: "Innocence and Panic" (52:10)
- Scene Two: "The Art of Sweeping Things Under the Rug" (41:23)
- Scene Three: "Paula" (51:46)
- Scene Four: "The Vale of Tears" (51:41)
- Scene Five: "The Illiterates" (51:45)
- Scene Six: "In the Middle of the Night in a Dark House Somewhere in the World" (51:05)
DISC EIGHT
* "Scenes from a Marriage" Theatrical Version
* "Saraband"
Interviews with Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson (24:44)
"Ingmar Bergman on Scenes from a Marriage" featurette (15:12)
"Peter Cowie on the 2 versions of Scenes from a Marriage" featurette (15:02)
DISC NINE
* "From the Life of Marionettes"
* "Hour of the Wolf"
DISC TEN
* "Shame"
* "The Passion of Anna"
"Shame in the News" featurette (5:21)
Interview with Ingmar Bergman from 1968 (14:31)
Interview with Liv Ullmann from 2018 (21:03)
"An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman" 1968 documentary (72:27)
DISC ELEVEN
* "Fårö Document"
* "Fårö Document 1979"
DISC TWELVE
* "Through a Glass Darkly"
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman (1:53)
"Exploring the Film" featurette (11:12)
Interview with Harriet Andersson from 2012 (8:37)
Theatrical Trailer (2:17)
DISC THIRTEEN
* "Winter Light"
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman Introduction (3:39)
"Exploring the Film" featurette (10:11)
"Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie" 1963 documentary (147:25)
US Theatrical Trailer (1:51)
DISC FOURTEEN
* "The Silence"
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman (3:35)
"Exploring the Film" featurette (10:47)
Poster Gallery (for the trilogy films) (8 images)
US Theatrical Trailer (2:02)
DISC FIFTEEN
* "The Virgin Spring"
Audio commentary by Ingmar Bergman scholar Birgitta Steene
Introduction by director Ang Lee (7:05)
Video interviews with actresses Gunnel Linblom and Birgitta Petersson (20:33)
Ingmar Bergman at the American Film Institute in 1975 (audio only) (40:27)
DISC SIXTEEN
* "The Seventh Seal"
Audio commentary by Bergman expert Peter Cowie (1987)
2003 Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman (2:58)
2008 Afterword by Peter Cowie (10:33)
"Bergman Island" 2004 documentary (83:26)
1988 Audio Interview with actor Max von Sydow (19:49)
"Woody Allen on Bergman" featurette (7:13)
"Bergman 101" documentary (35:22)
Theatrical Trailer (2:38)
DISC SEVENTEEN
* "The Devil's Eye"
* "All These Women"
DISC EIGHTEEN
* "Sawdust and Tinsel"
* "The Rite"
Audio commentary on "Sawdust and Tinsel" by Bergman scholar Peter Cowie
Video introduction for "Sawdust and Tinsel" by Ingmar Bergman from 2003 (3:17)
DISC NINETEEN
* "The Magician"
Visual essay by Bergman scholar Peter Cowie (14:55)
1967 video interview with Ingmar Bergman about the film (3:37)
English-language audio interview with Ingmar Bergman conducted by filmmakers Olivier Assayas and Stig Björkman in 1990 (20:51)
DISC TWENTY
* "The Magic Flute"
* "After the Rehearsal"
Interview with Ingmar Bergman from 1974 (29:27)
Interview with Peter Cowie from 2018 (18:15)
"Tystnad Tagning TrollFlojten" 1975 documentary (65:27)
DISC TWENTY-ONE
* "The Touch"
* "The Serpent's Egg"
"Ingmar Bergman" 1971 documentary (55:24)
"Away From Home" featurette (15:48)
DISC TWENTY-TWO
* "Persona"
"Persona's Prologue: A Poem in Images" visual essay by Ingmar Bergman scholar Peter Cowie (20:15)
Interviews
- Bibi Andersson, Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann 1966 (19:34) (in Swedish)
- Ingmar Bergman 1970 (8:12)
- Liv Ullmann 2013 (16:07)
- Paul Schrader 2013 (10:58)
On-set footage, with audio commentary by Bergman historian Birgitta Steene (18:07)
"Liv & Ingmar" documentary (84:25)
Theatrical Trailer (2:44)
DISC TWENTY-THREE
* "Thirst"
* "Port of Call"
DISC TWENTY-FOUR
* "Cries and Whispers"
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman from 2001 (7:08)
New interview with actor Harriet Andersson, conducted by film scholar Peter Cowie (20:00)
New video essay on the film’s visuals by filmmaker : : kogonada (12:49)
Behind-the-scenes footage with commentary by Cowie (34:00)
"Ingmar Bergman: Reflections on Life, Death, and Love with Erland Josephson" (2000), a 52-minute interview with Bergman and his longtime collaborator (52:18)
Trailer (1:54)
DISC TWENTY-FIVE
* "Waiting Women"
* "Brink of Life"
DISC TWENTY-SIX
* "Autumn Sonata
Audio commentary by Bergman expert Peter Cowie
Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman from 2003 (6:21)
"The Making of Autumn Sonata" documentary (206:33)
New interview with actor Liv Ullmann (18:54)
A 1981 conversation between actor Ingrid Bergman and critic John Russell Taylor at the National Film Theatre in London (39:24)
Theatrical trailer (2:30)
DISC TWENTY-SEVEN
* "Fanny and Alexander" TV Version (with Play All)
- Episode One (96:13)
- Episode Two (78:18)
- Episode Three (60:13)
- Episode Four (87:02)
DISC TWENTY-EIGHT
* "Fanny and Alexander" Theatrical Version
Audio commentary with film scholar Peter Cowie
Theatrical Trailer (2:44)
DISC TWENTY-NINE
"The Making of Fanny and Alexander" documentary (109:41)
"A Bergman Tapestry" documentary (39:21)
"Ingmar Bergman Bids Farewell to Film" documentary (59:10)
Stills Gallery
Costume Gallery
Set Models
DISC THIRTY
"Laterna Magica" featurette (15:29)
"Ingmar Bergman at 60" documentary (56:55)
"Sven Nykist" featurette (14:57)
"Women and Bergman" featurette (28:32)
"17 Short Stories" documentary (70:10)
"... But Film Is My Mistress" documentary (68:50) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Includes a lavishly illustrated 248-page book, featuring essays on the films by critics, scholars, and authors including Cowie, Alexander Chee, Molly Haskell, Karan Mahajan, Fernanda Solórzano, and many others, along with selections from remarks and texts by Bergman himself.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by actor David Carradine (2004)
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Extras:"Bergman's Egg" 2018 appreciation by author Barry Foreshaw (25:42)
"Away From Home" 2004 archival featurette with actors Liv Ullmann and David Carradine (15:53)
"German Expressionism" 2004 archival interview with author Marc Gervais (5:36)
Image Gallery
Theatrical Trailer (3:18) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring two artwork choices, and the first pressing only includes an illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Geoffrey Macnab.
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Extras:2021 introduction by critic Bernard Eisenschitz (~41 mins)
"Année 23" 2021 interview with Nicolas Beaupré, professor of History (~35 mins)
U.S. Theatrical Trailer (~3 mins) -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
For extras related to the film the identical US and UK Arrow editions have the most extras.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Arrow Films - No cuts (119:30)
- Blu-ray ALL Ingmar Bergman's Cinema America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (119:48).
- Blu-ray ALL Canada- Arrow Films - No cuts (119:30)
- Blu-ray ALL Ingmar Bergman's Cinema Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (119:48).
- Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (119:30)
- Blu-ray B France- Rimini Editions - No cuts (119:29)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 04/11/18
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 14/09/22UPDATE LOG:
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