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Through A Glass Darkly

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Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film in 1961.
A schizophrenic girl (Harriet Andersson) sinking into madness, is the focal point for the emotions of three men - her husband (Max Von Sydow) a doctor, who is helpless to cure her, her father (Gunnar Bjornstrand), who is horrified to find that he can watch her disease with complete detachment, and her brother (Lars Passgard) for whom she represents the mysterious attractiveness of the opposite sex. A crisis is reached when, after a number of hallucinations, she seduces the boy.
Bergman's film is an intense, rigorous and disturbing study of the doubts, uneasiness and creeping paranoia of contemporary life.

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Classification:

Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over

Starring:

Max von Sydow, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Harriet Andersson, Lars Passgard

Director:

Ingmar Bergman

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Reviewed by: JG

One of Bergman's Finest
I must admit I was beginning to find Bergman's other works slow and ambiguous, but 'Through a Glass Darkly' has restored my faith in enjoying so called 'mastepieces'. It begins by slowly drawing the viewer into a world confined by four very well defined and flawed characters, then creates a tension between them and the story. This intensifies leading to frightening conclusion, that I found more startling then so called 'horror' films. I recommend this film to anyone who enjoys bizarre, frightening thrillers with characters that you really care about.

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Genres:

Drama

Run Time:
86 Minutes

Awards:
1961 Academy Award®: Best Foregin Film

Subtitles:

English

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden

BFI Classification:
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over

Release Date:
19/11/2001

Aspect Ratio:
Full Frame 4:3

Colour:
B & W

Special Features:

Star and Director Filmographies
Philip Strick Film Notes
Extracts from Bergman's Book 'Images - My Life In Film'
The Bergman Collection Trailer
Interactive Menu
Scene Selection