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Overview

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Director:
Ingmar Bergman
Writer:
Ingmar Bergman (writer)
Contact:
View company contact information for Through a Glass Darkly on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
16 October 1961 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A young woman, Karin, has recently returned to the family island after spending some time in a mental hospital... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Guide to: 34th 2007 Telluride Film Festival
 (From ioncinema. 31 August 2007)

Ingmar Bergman: 1918-2007
 (From IMDb News. 30 July 2007)

User Comments:
A Haunting, Somber Movie That Stays With You Long Afterwards more

Cast

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Directed by
Ingmar Bergman 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ingmar Bergman  writer

Produced by
Allan Ekelund .... producer
 
Original Music by
Erik Nordgren (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Sven Nykvist 
 
Film Editing by
Ulla Ryghe 
 
Production Design by
P.A. Lundgren 
 
Costume Design by
Mago 
 
Makeup Department
Börje Lundh .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lenn Hjortzberg .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Karl-Arne Bergman .... property master
 
Sound Department
Staffan Dalin .... sound
Stig Flodin .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Evald Andersson .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Rolf Holmquist .... assistant camera
Peter Wester .... assistant camera
 
Other crew
Ulla Furås .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Through a Glass Darkly (USA)
À travers le miroir (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Através de um Espelho (Brazil) [pt]
Come in uno specchio (Italy) [it]
Como en un espejo (Spain) [es]
Detrás de un vidrio oscuro (Argentina) [es]
Jak w zwierciadle (Poland) [pl]
Kuin kuvastimessa (Finland) [fi]
Mesa ap' ton spasmeno kathrefti (Greece) [el]
Som i et spejl (Denmark) [da]
Wie in einem Spiegel (West Germany) [de]
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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
Sweden
Language:
Swedish
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:X | UK:15 (video rating) (1993)

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When Martin and David are taking up nets in the boat, Martin puts his pipe in his mouth and then takes the oars and starts to row. In the next shot, the pipe is gone. more
Quotes:
Karin: Funny, you always say and do the very right thing... and it's always wrong. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Persona (1966) more

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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
A Haunting, Somber Movie That Stays With You Long Afterwards, 21 March 2005
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

Bergman's haunting, somber feature "Through a Glass Darkly" is the kind of distinctive, sometimes uncomfortable, and carefully-crafted movie that can stick in the minds of its viewers long afterwards. Its combination of images, scenery, characters, and themes provides plenty of things to think about, more than could be assimilated in any one viewing. Bergman is one of the very few film-makers who had the knack for making this kind of feature coherent and memorable at the same time.

The story could hardly be more efficient. The very small cast and the tight scenario place a premium on the writing, acting, and photography. The characters have a good balance of similarities and differences that makes for a wide range of possibilities, and the story makes good use of them. The seaside setting is used nicely, with the beautiful scenery and thematic images both complementing the story. The old shipwreck is skillfully worked into a psychologically harrowing sequence.

The setting is combined with the family relationships, biblical allusions, philosophical questions, and much more, to raise a wide range of interesting and thoughtful questions. Although "Through a Glass Darkly" does not feature the extensive use of unusual imagery found in Bergman features like "The Seventh Seal" or "Persona", or the dream sequence from "Wild Strawberries", in its own way it is also effective.

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