Angela Sciarappa
Paper type A
10/14/25
Wes Craven and Ingmar Bergman
This paper is supposed to be an analysis of a key filmmaker who has been informed by and influenced by earlier creators of film. For my film maker I chose Wes Craven and for his influence I chose Ingmar Bergman. Wes Craven is widely known around the world as the creator of the infamous horror characters Freddy Krueger and Ghost face from Scream. He of course created many other films other than the gruesome tale of Krueger that deserve recognition, two of my favorites being Pulse (2006) and Cursed (2005). Though he had a wide selection of films one can?t deny that A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Scream (1996) are the most well-known. This infamous movies and their creator didn?t just pop up out of know where though. It was Ingmar Bergman?s The Virgin Spring (1960) that inspired Craven in the first place. …show more content…
According to John Kenneth Muir in his book Wes Craven: The Art of Horror (1998) Craven?s horror ?erupts full blown from the innate brutality of man?? (p 2.) One of his first films showing this being The Last House on the Left (1972). The Last House on the Left shows multiple similarities to Bergman?s The Virgin Spring. The book ?Play it Again, Sam: Retakes on Remakes? edited by Andrew Horton and Stuart Y. McDougal features an article written by Michael Brashinsky where he even goes as far as to say that the Craven?s film is a remake of Berman?s.
Paper type A
10/14/25
Wes Craven and Ingmar Bergman
This paper is supposed to be an analysis of a key filmmaker who has been informed by and influenced by earlier creators of film. For my film maker I chose Wes Craven and for his influence I chose Ingmar Bergman. Wes Craven is widely known around the world as the creator of the infamous horror characters Freddy Krueger and Ghost face from Scream. He of course created many other films other than the gruesome tale of Krueger that deserve recognition, two of my favorites being Pulse (2006) and Cursed (2005). Though he had a wide selection of films one can?t deny that A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Scream (1996) are the most well-known. This infamous movies and their creator didn?t just pop up out of know where though. It was Ingmar Bergman?s The Virgin Spring (1960) that inspired Craven in the first place. …show more content…
According to John Kenneth Muir in his book Wes Craven: The Art of Horror (1998) Craven?s horror ?erupts full blown from the innate brutality of man?? (p 2.) One of his first films showing this being The Last House on the Left (1972). The Last House on the Left shows multiple similarities to Bergman?s The Virgin Spring. The book ?Play it Again, Sam: Retakes on Remakes? edited by Andrew Horton and Stuart Y. McDougal features an article written by Michael Brashinsky where he even goes as far as to say that the Craven?s film is a remake of Berman?s.