Winter light, Nattvardsgästerna, Criterion; a film by Ingmar Bergman
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Label
Winter light, Nattvardsgästerna, Criterion; a film by Ingmar Bergman
Language
swe
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Winter light
Responsibility statement
Criterion; a film by Ingmar Bergman
Runtime
80
Series statement
Criterion, 210
Sub title
Nattvardsgästerna
Summary
With Winter Light, Ingmar Bergman explores the search for redemption in an apparently meaningless existence. Small-town pastor Tomas Ericsson (Gunnar Björnstrand) performs his duties mechanically before a dwindling congregation, including his stubbornly devoted lover, Märta (Ingrid Thulin). When he is asked to assuage 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 doubt. The beautifully photographed Winter Light is an unsettling look at the human craving for personal validation in a world seemingly abandoned by God
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Nattvardsgästerna
Contributor
Incoming Resources
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