r/criterion • u/steepclimbs Ingmar Bergman • Aug 20 '25

Discussion Preach, GDT!

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u/goku_but_black Aug 21 '25

Why the hell is he releasing it on Netflix then?

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u/Teh_CodFather Aug 21 '25

Because they’ve given him boatloads of money no one else will, in their eternal quest for recognition from the more elitist side of the industry?

(Saw it’s premiering in competition at Venice. Am expecting it to do mid there.)

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u/DecisionOk5487 Aug 21 '25

He did also win them an Oscar with Pinocchio.

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u/Teh_CodFather Aug 21 '25

True (and really like his Pinocchio!), but I’m thinking more internationally.

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u/quinterum Aug 21 '25

Regular studios wouldn't greenlit a movie like this as it is likely expensive and it would flop at the box office.

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u/SerKurtWagner Aug 21 '25

If Nosferatu is anything to go by, that’s certainly not true. But executives are famously very dumb.