Through a Glass Darkly

Through a Glass Darkly

  • Director: Ingmar Bergman
  • Countries of origin: Sweden
  • Language: Swedish, Latin
  • Release date: October 16, 1961
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Wie in einem Spiegel
  • "Såsom i en spegel" is an 89-minute feature film directed by Ernst Ingmar Bergman . The film starring Harriet Andersson , Max von Sydow , Gunnar Björnstrand, etc., was released in Sweden on October 16, 1961.
    The film is the first part of Ernst Ingmar Bergman's "Silent Trilogy". It tells the story between Karin, a schizophrenic woman, and three men next to her-husband Martin, father David, and Minos   .

    Details

    • Release date October 16, 1961
    • Filming locations Fårö, Gotlands län, Sweden
    • Production companies Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

    Box office

    Gross worldwide

    $1,848

    Movie reviews

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    • By Chaim 2022-03-26 09:01:10

      Others are hell

      Bergman's films are very personal. His films expressed his heart, such as the lack of fatherly love when he was young, which was expressed in his "Wild Strawberry". He has also been discussing the issue of religious beliefs. In the film, there are very few scenes, and most of the other off-screen scenes are expressed through the characters' words. For example, in "Masquerade", the nurse and the actress are always indoors, but in the audience's imagination, there are naked men and women on the...

    • By Daron 2022-03-26 09:01:10

      god is a spider

      I have to choose between him (the invisible God) and you. Staring at the crack in the wall, the vast sea was reflected in the opposite window. Time seemed to stand still here, Catherine seemed to feel something, and then she fell to her knees and stroked herself, or received God's caress. Catherine, who had just been discharged from the hospital and returned home, was still suffering from the pain, and she couldn't get rid of God's control over her from the bottom of her heart.

      We all...

    • By Maynard 2022-03-26 09:01:10

      [Film Review] Through a Glass Darkly (1961) 8.0/10

      Bergman's chamber drama is exclusively fenced in the Fårö Island, a first time to put his future reclusive dwelling on the map, THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY is comprised of a quartet of players, novelist David (Björnstrand), recently returns from abroad, reunites with his family: daughter Karin (Andersson), who is released from asylum after being treated for schizophrenia, her doctor husband Martin (von...

    • By Kaylee 2022-03-26 09:01:10

      Still in hell, yearning for heaven

      CC Bergman suit, 8.4 points.

      Dramatic to the full depth of the character's heart/spirit.

      Nordic weather, Bach music,

      A lost island, a world of introspection,

      The relationship of the four people corresponds to the different parts of the string quartet. When the instrumental music is equally famous, it is close to the most thoughtful form of exploring God.

      The scene within the play not only corresponds to the father's authorship (the son is also the creator),...

    • By Alan 2022-03-26 09:01:10

      If the discussion of human nature lacks coordinates, then the role of the mirror will no longer exist

      If the discussion of human nature lacks coordinates, then the role of the mirror will no longer exist.

      The reference of this film to contemporary creation is that religion, psychology, culture and art, moral conscience, affection, love nourishment, etc., cannot be used as indelible coordinates and cannot really solve any problems. The child's last emotion: Dad finally talked to me. It makes people sigh - the poor interactive ability of human beings is far from deep enough to penetrate...

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    • By Stone 2022-03-29 09:01:06

      The four are entangled in God and love, and the younger brother has a special feeling for his sister Karen. In the end, Karen became mentally ill, and her husband sent Karen back to the mental...

    • By Horace 2022-03-29 09:01:06

      Religion and belief are so obscure, but in Bergman's lens, they can be seen or even touched! In "Through the Mirror in the Dark," Bergman's camera usage is superb, and the editing is divine. Whether the master uses music to structure the film, or film to structure the music, it's all seamless; impeccable! So much so that every frame is philosophical! !...

    • By Frederic 2022-03-28 09:01:08

      Lies weave this world, God's truth is only in the dark mirror. Among Bergman's works, I personally prefer one, and the stage play is absolutely...

    • By Danielle 2022-03-28 09:01:08

      Whispering in a dream ~ suitable for savoring when meditating. . . PS: Officially start my Bergman...

    • By Trystan 2022-03-28 09:01:08

      How does it feel a bit like Tennessee Williams? I really didn't see...

    Movie plot

    Karin, who inherited her mother's psychosis, was admitted to the hospital for treatment, and was arranged by the writer's father David to take care of her on a small island. Karin’s boyfriend Martin is a doctor, and their relationship is at a low point at this time. Martin believes Karin has the possibility of recovery. The adolescent younger brother Minas was quite talented, but looked a little anxious. The four of them rested on the...
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    Movie quotes

    • [last lines]

      Fredrik: Papa spoke to me.

    • Martin: You're hunting for themes. Your own daughter's mental illness. What a great bloody idea!

    • Martin: You're empty but capable. And now you're trying to fill your void with Karin's extinction. But how will God fit into that? It must make him more inscrutable than ever!