Wild strawberries : Smultronstället /
A distinguished professor emeritus who lives alone with his housekeeper can only come to terms with his egocentricity by traveling back in time to his earliest youth, finding there the seeds of his failure as husband, lover, father. This film deals with the phenomena of old age wherein childhood mem...
| Uniform Title: | Smultronstället (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Swedish |
| Language Notes: | In Swedish with optional English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[Place of publication not identified] :
Criterion Collection,
[2002]
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| Edition: | RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
139. |
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| Summary: | A distinguished professor emeritus who lives alone with his housekeeper can only come to terms with his egocentricity by traveling back in time to his earliest youth, finding there the seeds of his failure as husband, lover, father. This film deals with the phenomena of old age wherein childhood memories return with ever-increasing clarity while great stretches of the prime of life vanish into obscurity. |
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| Item Description: | DVD release of the 1957 motion picture by Svensk Filmindustri; renewed in 1959 by AB Svensk Filmindustri. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Special features: New digital transfer -- Commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie -- Ingmar Bergman on life and work, a 90-minute documentary by filmmaker and author Jörn Donner -- Stills gallery, featuring behind-the-scenes photos -- New and improved English subtitle translation. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([6] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Gunnar Fischer ; editor, Oscar Rosander ; music, Erik Nordgren |
| ISBN: | 0780024656 |