Hmm. From the Web site it looks as if the images have been cropped from
1.33:1 to 1.62:1. But isn't that what theaters all over the world have
been doing since the 1960s? In the U.S. theaters typically show in
1.85:1, and in Europe, 1.66:1. Have the films in question ever been
shown in 1.33:1 in Europe, or the US? How often? Do we know what Bergman
intended? Just because the image on the 35mm film strip is 1.33:1
doesn't mean it was (a) shown that way or (b) intended to be shown that way.

I'm not saying the cropped images look right, I'm just questioning how
they have been shown in theaters or what was actually intended. Maybe
Bergman did intend 1.33:1, but then aside from the fact that the DVDs
are botched it would be interesting to know how often theaters and other
venues showed the film that way.

Bergman's longtime cinematographer, Sven Nykvist, is still living, no?
Why doesn't a member of this group take on a worthwhile research project
and try to contact him with some questions?

- Fred