Saraband Quotes

Extended Reading
  • Elissa 2022-04-19 09:02:46

    Love is at the heart of Bergman's later work, and it's another huge void that he created after solving the God problem. His blood-soaked final work has his four characters dancing in groups around this black hole, and this mysterious love remains unresolved in the end. The woman who symbolizes the purest and most selfless love appears only in a photograph, and the photograph is the best proof of her absence. The conflict at the heart of the film then becomes a rivalry between grandfather and father over the daughter's replacement for the missing love. In the end, Uman's role as a questioner of the meaning of love could not get an answer. In front of her was a pile of photos, all of which were lives in her absence. In the end, her hand touched the face of her daughter who had been neglected for a long time, and the love that people have is only this moment to make up for it.

  • Janae 2022-01-22 08:02:52

    All events revolved around Anna's absence, and all souls who tortured each other awaited the comfort of motherhood. All the doors closed automatically, and Marian was trapped in the intricate and sinful vortex of three generations, from an observer to a substitute—the one who provided motherhood and silent listening. Men are violent and fragile by nature. The "miracle" they strive for is nothing more than filling a silent container with hatred for themselves. Their love is like reminiscing the frankincense of their mother in the body of their daughter. They have no mercy on their kind, no matter whether they are as lonely as themselves, the accumulated experience and wisdom has increased their sensitivity to shame, so only hysterical anxiety can be seen in the mirror, let alone the prophecy from the grave of the silent one. The end of all the lies that maintain the existence of men—compared to Fin-Asia’s introspection on gender that expanded to patriarchy, religion, and other social levels, this is a frightening introspection that completely exposes oneself.