When film is not a document, it is dream

January 13, 2013 8:36 AM

Fanny of Alexander was supposed to be Ingmar Bergman’s last of his 60 plus films. The masterful theatrical version (188 min with an intermission) can be watched in full and in two parts on YouTube. (There was a longer 322-min. TV-series version)

YouTube now allows for thousands of full-length movies, both old & brand new, to be hosted on its servers, so you can watch many of Bergman’s films there in various states of definition.
Wiki.
Ebert.
IMDb.
Bergman on M-F.

posted by growabrain (2 comments total)

Fanny AND.
posted by Obscure Reference at 9:00 AM on January 13

YouTube now allows for thousands of full-length movies

Youtube allows longer video files; this doesn't mean they permit copyrighted material to be on there. Companies own the rights for these films--in this case Criterion. The title is in print and can be rented from a good video store for the same amount it costs to rent Dark Knight Rises--it's probably also on Netflix in some countries--and though Bergman is dead and it may not be important that his estate get the royalties, it is important that Criterion make money so that they can put it towards releasing other films from less notable filmmakers.

Though it's great when Metafilter is used to link to out of print titles (like was done with Jazz on a Summer's Day, recently), linking to in-print, non-public domain art is a bad use of the blue.
posted by dobbs at 9:00 AM on January 13