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Tag Archives: Gunnar Björnstrand
Through a Glass Darkly AKA Såsom i en spegel (1961) Ingmar Bergman, Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow
Recently released from a mental hospital, Karin rejoins her emotionally disconnected family Read More »
The Dress AKA Klänningen (1964) Vilgot Sjöman, Gunn Wållgren, Gunnar Björnstrand, Tina Hedström
Edit is pleased that her mother agrees to let her buy a dress she loves, but which in fact is made for an adult woman. Read More »
Winter Light (1963) Ingmar Bergman, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Gunnel Lindblom, Drama
On a chilly winter Sunday, the pastor of a tiny African American church (Tomas Ericsson) performs support for a very small congregation; however he’s dealing with a cold and a serious crisis of faith. Read More »
Riten / The Rite (1969) Ingmar Bergman, Ingrid Thulin, Anders Ek, Gunnar Björnstrand, Drama
A judge in an unnamed country interviews three actors, together and singly, provoking them while investigating a pornographic performance for which they may face a fine. Read More »
The Seventh Seal (1957) Ingmar Bergman, Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Art-house, Drama, Fantasy
Disillusioned and exhausted after a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight (Max von Sydow) encounters Death on a desolate beach and challenges him to a fateful game of chess. Much studied, imitated, even parodied, but never outdone, Bergman’s stunning allegory of man’s search for meaning, The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet), was one of the benchmark foreign imports of America’s 1950s art-house heyday, pushing cinema’s boundaries and ushering in a new era of moviegoing.
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