Starring: Thunberg Olof, Gunnel Lindblom, Ingrid Thulin, Kolbjorn Knudsen, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Max von Sydow, Allan Edwall

Directed by: Ingmar Bergman

The second of Ingmar Bergman's trilogy on faith, Winter Light springs from Bergman's desire to define man's relation to God - if He exists. A village pastor, unloved and empty of faith, reveals his bitter failure to offer spiritual consolation to his flock. Sombre and poignant, the film sketches a world of half empty churches - but a world not entirely without hope in God's universe.

The story brings together four personalities in a shared quest for spiritual reassurance. A susceptible and disillusioned fisherman (Max Von Sydow) is urged by his wife (Gunnel Lindblom) to seek solace from his local priest (Gunnar Bjornstrand). However, the priest is struggling to regain his own belief - a tragic and intimately depicted conflict, in which he is eventually supported by the cynical resilience of the local school mistress (Ingrid Thulin).

DVD EXTRAS

Star and director filmographies. Scene selection. Philip Strick film notes. Extracts from Bergman's book 'Images - My Life In Film'. The Bergman Collection trailer. Region 0.

Soundtrack Languages

 Dolby Digital: Swedish

Technical Details

Certification: PG
Duration: 80 mins
Format: DVD
Single Sided/Single Layer
Region: 2
Sound: Dolby Digital
Cat. No: TVD3347(TARTAN VIDEO) [The Bergman Collection]
Subtitles: English

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