| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 80 min.) : sound, black and white |
| Summary |
God, why did You desert me? With Winter Light, master craftsman Ingmar Bergman explores the search for redemption in a meaningless existence. In this stark depiction of spiritual crisis, small-town pastor Tomas Ericsson (Gunnar Björnstrand) performs his duties mechanically before a dwindling congregation. When he is asked to assist with a troubled parishioner's (Max von Sydow) debilitating fear of nuclear annihilation, Tomas is terrified to find that he can provide nothing but his own uncertainty. Beautifully photographed by Sven Nykvist, Winter Light is an unsettling look at the human craving for personal validation in a world seemingly abandoned by God |
| Notes |
Title from title frames |
| Credits |
Photography, Sven Nykvist ; editor, Ulla Ryghe |
| Cast |
Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Gunnel Lindblom, Max von Sydow |
| Event |
Originally produced by Svensk Filmindustri in 1962 |
| Notes |
In Swedish with optional English subtitles |
| Subject |
Faith -- Drama
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Fear -- Drama
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Clergy -- Drama
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Religion -- Drama
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Fear.
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Faith.
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Clergy.
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Religion.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Bergman, Ingmar, 1918-2007, film director, screenwriter.
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Nykvist, Sven, director of photography
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Ryghe, Ulla, editor of moving image work
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Björnstrand, Gunnar, 1909-1986, actor.
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Thulin, Ingrid, actor
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Lindblom, Gunnel, 1931-2021, actor.
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Sydow, Max von, 1929-2020, actor.
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Svensk filmindustri, production company.
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