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Winter Light (DVD)
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Studio : Criterion Collection. Spectacular (as always) Sven Nykvist cinematography. Max Von Sydow and Ingrid Thulin among actors.
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The second film of Ingmar Bergman's trilogy on religion and the loss of faith--the other two being THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY and THE SILENCE)--is an unrelentingly austere minimalist drama that takes place in a small village surrounded by a bleak, wintry landscape. Local pastor Tomas Ericsson (Gunnar Björnstrand) has been left cold and hardened by the untimely death of his wife, his religious convictions severely shaken. He is incapable of offering counsel to a suicidal member of the congregation who comes to him for help, fisherman Jonas Persson (Max von Sydow), and cannot return the affection of schoolteacher Märta (Ingrid Thulin) after she confesses her love for him. The characters' anguish, isolation, and despair at the prospect of an absent or uncaring God are mirrored by the film's stark setting, flawlessly captured by cinematographer Sven Nykvist, in one of many collaborations with Bergman. While the figure of the stern, unfeeling clergyman was probably at least partially inspired by memories of the director's own father, a strict Lutheran minister, Bergman based his script on a true story told to him by a small-town parson who suffered from severe guilt after failing to talk one of his parishioners out of committing suicide.Product Identifiers
UPC0037429181720
eBay Product ID (ePID)79613671
Product Key Features
ActorMax von Sydow
Movie/TV TitleWinter Light
DirectorErnst Ingmar Bergman, Ingmar Bergman
FormatDVD
GenreForeign Language
Sub-GenreSwedish
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureSweden
Leading RoleMax Von Sydow
Film CountrySweden
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- Sep 28, 2021
"My God, why have you foresaken me?"
The fact of the pastor and his mistress going through the motions of reading and attending the Mass, in the final scene, says it all: they don't believe in the Christian dogma but they still need it as it provides some solace in their lives. This is the greatest movie ever made about Christianity.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
