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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:
A Relevance Unmatched moreCast
(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:
SwedishColor:
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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I don't recall a film which so deftly shows the emotional destruction of war, as mirrored in one single marital relationship. The focus of the film is the union between Ullman and Von Sydow--the two are in every scene. Through the course of the film, they experience a role reversal--one has the strength of survival and the other is reduced to emotional escapism through dreams. Both will lose a measure of humanity, but one to a greater degree than the other. The characters and the viewer go through periods of fluctuation in regards to closeness--the camera pulls out and away, sound disappears, words are lost, only for the camera to return to painterly closeups of its facially expressive stars. The confusion and fluctuation may make this film hard for some viewers, but this is all purposeful under the master hand of Bergman. I think the use of a "fake" war makes the film timeless, as relevant today as ever before, and by focusing on the human relationship through war, makes the film relevant to everyone. The pair could be anyone. The film is not grounded in place or time, but rather in emotion. A unique and effective war film, unlike any other. Bergman's films are virtuosic in presenting human relationships--that he would bring this to a war film is masterful.