Bergman's film notes "Winter Light": the echo of the other

Timmy 2022-01-12 08:01:36

This poem by Emily Dickinson suddenly reminded me of the incomparably great "Winter Light". There are many similarities between the two. Although each adopts a different art form, there is a hidden similarity.
Yu Guangzhong's translation is slightly better.
Compared with the movie, the information and state of this poem is obviously inferior. Of course, this inferiority lies more in its insufficient detailed description of the content. After all, it is limited to the genre form, which is demanding. The inferiority of the state is that the explanation of the psychological atmosphere in the poem is somewhat lacking.

Both translations of this poem are now copied below.

1. (Yu Guangzhong translation)

winter afternoon often have a

ramp down to glow

oppressed us, that as the weight of

the Cathedral of the piano sound



it gives us divine the trauma

we can not find the mark

only a change of heart due

to their Meaning is preserved.



No one can make it feel that

it is the brand of despair.

An incomparably beautiful pain is

passed on to us by the atmosphere.



When it comes, all the four fields are listening to the

shadow and holding your breath.

When it goes, it is as far away as we

look forward to death. Distance

2. (The translator does not know)

There is a kind of oblique light

in the winter afternoon-

repressed, like

the weight of the cathedral music-



the harm of heaven, it comes to

us but we can't find the scar

but the inner difference

implies There is



something no one can teach sincerely --any--

this is a trace of despair--

It seems that a solemn distress

comes from the sky-



when it comes, the mountains and rivers are listening-the

shadows-and holding their breath-

when it leaves, it is like the face of death in the distance

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Extended Reading
  • Robyn 2022-03-16 09:01:06

    Bergman has been believing, questioning, denying, affirming, happiness, painful loops, entanglement and agitation throughout his life. In the process of his "wrestling" with God, he uses films to show his controversial thoughts and religious magnanimity in the dark. : The world is suffering and anxious, God is unpredictable, and the soul whispers helpless. Many philosophical mysteries lurking in the depths of the gloom are expressed through his unspeakable chaos and colorful images.

  • Darlene 2022-03-21 09:02:47

    One of the most self-justified points of the Bible is that you will have any confusion, suffering, and questioning God. It has already included it. It leads you as a mentor and an elder but does not give a clear answer because it is specific to the psychology of each person. We still have to rely on ourselves. What we know is that if a person is selfish and has no dedication and does not know how to love, then not only will he not believe in God, he will also not have any faith in his heart.

Winter Light quotes

  • Tomas Ericsson, Pastor: I had this fleeting hope... That everything wouldn't turn out to be illusions, dreams and lies.

  • [last lines]

    Tomas Ericsson, Pastor: Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Hosts. The whole earth if full of His glory.