All These Women (1964)
"För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor" (original title)

The pretentious critic Cornelius is writing a biography on a famous cellist and to do some research he goes to stay in his house for a few days. He doesn't manage to get an interview with ... See full summary »

Director:

Ingmar Bergman

Writers:

Ingmar Bergman, Erland Josephson

Stars:

Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Eva Dahlbeck

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bibi Andersson	...	Humlan
Harriet Andersson	...	Isolde
Eva Dahlbeck	...	Adelaide
Karin Kavli	...	Madame Tussaud
Gertrud Fridh	...	Traviata
Mona Malm	...	Cecilia
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs	...	Beatrica
Allan Edwall	...	Jillker
Georg Funkquist	...	Tristan
Carl Billquist	...	The young man
Jarl Kulle	...	Cornelius

Storyline

The pretentious critic Cornelius is writing a biography on a famous cellist and to do some research he goes to stay in his house for a few days. He doesn't manage to get an interview with the man, but by talking to all the women who live with him, he comes to learn a lot about the musician's private life none the less. Cornelius then decides to use this information and tries to blackmail the cellist into performing a composition that he, Cornelius, has written.

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Plot Keywords:

cellist | critic | mansion | music journalism | mistress | 

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Taglines:

Ingmar Bergmans första komedi i färg!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

5 October 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

All These Women

Filming Locations:

Båstad, Skåne län, Sweden

Company Credits

Production Co:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is Ingmar Bergman's first color film.

User Reviews

Only for the faithful

Amazing that this film is on DVD. I saw it in 1967 (in suburban Sacramento of all places) and have never seen a trace of it since.

It is a fairly terrible movie, but it does have its place in Bergman's movies. Swedish reviewers at this point in his career were among his severest critics, and this movie was his response. It should have been deft and ironic but, as I think we're all aware by now, Bergman is not exactly over-burdened with a sense of humor. I suppose he also thought color as something of a joke at that time, which might explain some of the very ugly effects.

I can't really recommend the movie but it does give some insight into Bergman, so I rank it a little higher than the other reviewers.

P.S. And I thank Anders, the foreign exchange student from Stockholm at my high school, for making me see this movie and who filled me in on the info about Bergman and the critics. He too thought it a lousy movie.