Who has $200?

I was just looking on www.nylon.com
and there is an article ( Moviefone) there about Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullman!
There is a box set that has some of Bergman's work.

The Ingmar Bergman Archives (box set) can be found at www.taschen.com and is $200.

I don't have an extra $200 laying around, but you bet if I did, that I would surely have this box set.

I can't get enough of the Swedish cinema! The market isn't big enough in the U.S. for these nordic film masters.

Adi sent me an article today from the NYTimes.com website regarding another Swedish director, Jan Troell. Though I have not seen any of his work, I hope to in the future.
Here is where you can read the article: A Swedish Director's Literary Lens

I want Swedish film as well as international film to have more prevalence and popularity in United States pop culture. It shouldn't always be considered avant garde, indie or small production if it isn't made in Hollywood! Let's give the international voice a mega phone because some of this stuff should be seen just to give America's public a little less narcism and a little more culture.

Svensk Filmindustri

There is an article in today's New York Times about the struggle between a theatre in Aspen Colorado, The Isis Theatre, and Svensk Filmindustri in Sweden.
Here is where you can find and read the article, for further reference.

Seeking Bergman Film Rights? Try Aspen

The article discusses the 8 year legal battle between the two and whether or not anything is actually being solved.

I am personally extremely interested to see where the battle goes due to my love of Swedish film, Ingrid Bergman and Ingmar Bergman.

The film rights to Ingmar Bergman's (who died in 2007) movies are up in the air.

Due to Svensk Filmindustri's weak financial support and other problems, I feel like they should sell to someone who is either respectful of the native film practices or someone who will benefit them by distributing worldwide.
The internet has made a market place for movies that have a specific audience with highly defined needs. Some people are satisfied with the Dvd's and movie sales that consign their pop culture needs. There are those of us who are looking for a film like Dollar, the 1938 Swedish film starring Ingrid Bergman and directed by Gustof Moleander and have yet to have needs (aka wants) met.

I would love for foreign, classic films to be at my finger tips.
It would prevent me from watching Italian films that are shot in English, dubbed in Italian, subtitled in Spanish and bootlegged in China.

For now, steep.