Genre: relationship drama
With: Pernilla August, Samuel Fröler, Max von Sydow
Director: Bille August
Release: 1992
Studio: STV1 Drama, ZDF, Channel 4, RAIDUE, La Sept, DR, YLE 2, NRK, RUV
Rating: -
MBiS score: 8.4/10
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Story-line: when Henryk Bergman, a stern young Swede studying to become a pastor, visits his friend Ernst Akerblom and meets Ernst’s sister Anna, you can feel that love is in the air… but a love that will be faced with tremendous obstacles.
Pluses: a serious and moving story, striking characters, seamless direction and impressive acting.
Minuses: the film’s length (3 hours) may scare off some but, really, do try to see this splendid, thoughtful feature.
Comments: this movie about Ingmar Bergman’s star-crossed parents is a true representation of life’s plain and sombre struggles. Pure cinema in its most useful, artful form.
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