Review of Wild Strawberries (1957) by Chuck Bowen for Slant Magazine — 06 Oct 2015
Initially, Wild Strawberries appears to be an almost pointedly unsubtle coming-of-age story that’s been goosed with dime-store surrealism and male handwringing masked as intellectual engagement with humankind.
But the bluntness is a misdirection that underlines the depth of Bergman’s empathy with his hero as well as his dedication to his real subject, which is the process of mentally freeing oneself from an insidiously limiting self-mythology.
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This review of Wild Strawberries (1957) was written by Chuck Bowen and published by Slant Magazine on 06 Oct 2015.
Wild Strawberries has generally received very positive reviews.
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