Through a glass darkly /
"While vacationing on a remote island retreat, a family's already fragile ties are tested when Karin (Harriet Andersson) discovers her father has been using her schizophrenia for his own literary means. As she drifts in and out of lucidity, her father (Gunnar Bjørnstrand), husband (Max vo...
| Uniform Title: | Såsom i en spegel. |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Swedish English |
| Language Notes: | Soundtracks: Swedish and English; optional new and improved English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[Place of publication not identified] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2003]
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| Edition: | RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
209. |
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| Summary: | "While vacationing on a remote island retreat, a family's already fragile ties are tested when Karin (Harriet Andersson) discovers her father has been using her schizophrenia for his own literary means. As she drifts in and out of lucidity, her father (Gunnar Bjørnstrand), husband (Max von Sydow), and younger brother (Lars Passgȧrd) are unable to prevent Karin's harrowing descent into the abyss of mental illness"--Container. First in a trilogy of films (with Winter light and The silence) which explored man's relationship with God as Ingmar Bergman saw it. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. A foreign film (Sweden). Aspect ratio 1.33:1. New high-definition transfer, with restored image and sound. Special features: Exploring the film : video discussion with Ingmar Bergman biographer Peter Cowie -- New essay by film scholar Peter Matthews -- Original U.S. theatrical trailer. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([12] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Written and directed by Ingmar Bergman ; photography, Sven Nykvist ; film editor, Ulla Ryghe ; music played by E. Blöndal Bengtsson. |
| ISBN: | 0780027027 |