Regardless of whether Mr. von Sydow wins an Oscar, he will no doubt remain best known to serious movie fans as one of the sturdiest pillars in the stock company of actors assembled for stage and screen by the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman.

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If LSU were to lose by a field goal Monday and win no title, it would be like a movie winning Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture but finishing second at the box office to the latest Harry Potter movie.

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But this year the Oscar for best picture (and perhaps for best actor) may go to a movie that has no dialogue.

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