Balance

I was in the mood for a really depressing movie today and as luck would have it a new Bergman movie (Saraband) was playing at the Kendall. I love how in Bergman's films people talk to each other about their innermost feelings in such a straightforward manner. There's never a hint of self-consciousness, nervous laughter, confusion, or even resorting to humor. People just fearlessly bare their souls and await the consequences. Are people in Sweden really like this? At any rate the movie was suitably bleak to suit my mood...certainly an antidote to the dumbed down fare Hollywood has been giving us lately. There was one cheery touch (to my eyes at least); one of the characters wore New Balance sneakers.