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23 December 1968 (USA) morePlot:
Ingmar Bergman's psychological study of how humans react in a situation of war. The film takes place on Gotland, where invasion forces arrives. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 8 wins moreUser Comments:
Bleak but essential more (42 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Liv Ullmann | ... | Eva Rosenberg | |
| Max von Sydow | ... | Jan Rosenberg | |
| Sigge Fürst | ... | Filip | |
| Gunnar Björnstrand | ... | Col. Jacobi | |
| Birgitta Valberg | ... | Mrs. Jacobi | |
| Hans Alfredson | ... | Lobelius | |
| Ingvar Kjellson | ... | Oswald | |
| Frank Sundström | ... | Chief interrogator | |
| Ulf Johansson | ... | The doctor | |
| Vilgot Sjöman | ... | The interviewer | |
| Bengt Eklund | ... | Guard | |
| Gösta Prüzelius | ... | The vicar | |
| Willy Peters | ... | Elder officer | |
| Barbro Hiort af Ornäs | ... | Woman in the boat | |
| Agda Helin | ... | Merchant's wife |
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103 minCountry:
SwedenLanguage:
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Black and WhiteSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (video rating) (2004) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:RFilming Locations:
Fårö, Gotlands län, SwedenFun Stuff
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Continuity: Eva is not wearing any socks when Jacobi arrives but several times during his visit she can be seen wearing a couple of black socks and no socks at all again. moreFAQ
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A gruelling watch, but one of Bergman's finest films. Interesting to compare this with The Hour of the Wolf, as both feature the same lead actors as artists (or an artist and his wife) who have taken sanctuary on an island. In the earlier film it's largely inner demons that lead to von Sydows disintegrating personality (at least that's how I read it) whereas here it's very much circumstances beyond his control.
Much has been written about the unsympathetic central characters, particularly von Sydow's. For me there are flashes of a good (if flawed) man early in the film, but one who copes badly with adversity. The flaws become all that is left as his humanity is gradually eroded by one horror after another.
I watched A Passion (Ullmann and von Sydow on their island again) soon after this, and was amazed to recognise many of the same locations. And then there's a dream sequence...