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"Ingmar Bergman Silence Trilogy"
1961-63
Directed by Ingmar Bergman

In the early 1960's, Ingmar Bergman created a trilogy of emotional dramas that examined faith and alienation in the modern age, typified by minimal dialogue, isolated settings and stunning performances. Through a Glass Darkly (1961, 91 mins.) is a powerful psychological study of a young woman's descent into madness. Harriet Andersson plays Karin, who has read that she is an incurable schizophrenic and plunges into a visionary world where God is a spider. Winter Light (1962, 80 mins.) features Max Von Sydow as a village pastor, empty of faith and desperately unloved, who reveals his bitter failure to offer spiritual consolation to his flock. The final film, The Silence (1963, 95 mins.), deals with two women who are stranded in a remote village where the language is incomprehensible. As one of the women slowly slips into death, the other engages the local barman in a frenzied sexual encounter. Also included is the fascinating documentary Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie (Vilgot Sjoman, 1962, 145 mins.), a comprehensive production on the making of Winter Light, by the director of I Am Curious--Yellow. All films in Swedish with English subtitles. 411 minutes.

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