Amazon.com Essentials:
One of the more upbeat and accessible films by acclaimed
Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. Written by Bergman, this
autobiographical story follows the lives of two children during one
tumultuous year. After the death of the children's beloved father, a
local theater owner, their mother marries a strict clergyman. Their
new life is cold and ascetic, especially when compared to the
unfettered and impassioned life they knew with their father. Most of
the story is seen through the eyes of the little boy and is often told
in dreamlike sequences. Colorful, insightful, and optimistic, this is
far less grim than most of Bergman's work. It was awarded four of the
six Oscars for which it was nominated, including Best Foreign Language
Film. Though this was announced as his last film, Bergman continued to
work into the late 1990s, though mostly for Swedish
television. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Amazon.com Essentials:
One of the more upbeat and accessible films by acclaimed
Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. Written by Bergman, this
autobiographical story follows the lives of two children during one
tumultuous year. After the death of the children's beloved father, a
local theater owner, their mother marries a strict clergyman. Their
new life is cold and ascetic, especially when compared to the
unfettered and impassioned life they knew with their father. Most of
the story is seen through the eyes of the little boy and is often told
in dreamlike sequences. Colorful, insightful, and optimistic, this is
far less grim than most of Bergman's work. It was awarded four of the
six Oscars for which it was nominated, including Best Foreign Language
Film. Though this was announced as his last film, Bergman continued to
work into the late 1990s, though mostly for Swedish
television. --Rochelle O'Gorman
