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Through a Glass Darkly (DVD)

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THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY won Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film for the second year in a row. (It was preceded by THE VIRGIN SPRING, which won in 1960.) The picture represents Bergman's first experiment with what he referred to as the chamber play, featuring only four characters whose configuration resembles that of a string quartet. Karin (Harriet Andersson), a young woman recently released from a mental institution, is on holiday on a secluded island with her father, David (Gunnar Björnstrand), a writer; her husband, Martin (Max von Sydow); and her younger brother, Minus (Lars Passgĺrd). The presence of her family, who are caught up in their own problems and unable to offer her the love and emotional support she requires, proves detrimental to Karin's mental condition instead of bringing about her recovery. Soon she is undergoing an emotional crisis, culminating in the memorable hallucinogenic episode in which she envisions God as a spider.This was the first film of Bergman's trilogy of faith--which also includes WINTER LIGHT and THE SILENCE--though this is a concept discredited later on by Bergman himself, who ultimately saw few thematic links among the three movies.

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eBay Product ID (ePID)97467706

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ActorHarriet Andersson
Movie/TV TitleThrough a Glass Darkly
DirectorErnst Ingmar Bergman, Ingmar Bergman
FormatDVD
GenreForeign Language
Sub-GenreSwedish

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Number of Discs1
Leading RoleHarriet Andersson

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  • by waywfo-p3dl4jxqco
    08 Aug, 2023

    Fantastic acting about family facing mental illness

    Fantastic, Mesmerizing, but depressing

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

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