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Rating: 8 stars

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Criterion sweden winter snow suicide priest crisis of faith church teacher

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Winter Light (1963)

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Drama

Overview

A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.

Length 80 minutes

Actors

Ingrid Thulin | Gunnar Björnstrand | Gunnel Lindblom | Max von Sydow | Allan Edwall | Kolbjörn Knudsen | Olof Thunberg | Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad | Tor Borong | Bertha Sånnell | Helena Palmgren | Eddie Axberg | Lars-Owe Carlberg | Ingmari Hjort | Stefan Larsson | Johan Olafs | Lars-Olof Andersson | Christer Öhman

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I have real admiration for this film. I love the spareness and how the wintry landscape is a perfect metaphor for the clergyman’s crisis of faith (“If there is no God…would it really make any difference?”). 

Gunnar Bjornstrand is a regular in Bergman’s films and I think this is his best performance. Ingrid Thulin is also very good. She has a six-minute-long monologue looking directly into the camera that is terrific.

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