Review of Winter Light (1963) by Ryan M — 17 Jun 2009
It's quite depressing that Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Sven Nykvist and Ingmar Bergman have left this world. This is also a very depressing masterpiece, it's the 2nd film in the "Silence of God" Trilogy (sandwiched between "Through A Glass Darkly" and "The Silence") and the best of the trio.
Gunnar Bjornstrand is the Priest who's having a crisis of faith: he delivers the service at Church with almost no emotion, when Max von Sydow speaks about his fears of Nuclear annihilation, Bjornstrand finds it hard to comfort him, admitting that even his advice sounds like drivel to himself. Ingrid Thulin is the woman who loves him, but the Priest only ever loved his deceased wife.
The 4 people I mentioned at the beginning are all simply sensational: Gunnar Bjornstrand shows what a versatile and magnificent actor he was, Ingrid Thulin also proves why she's probably my favourite actress. Sven Nykvist's photography is brilliant as usual, and Ingmar Bergman gives us one of the best films he ever made. The film is very bleak and depressing, infact the only thought that is more depressing, is that almost everyone involved in the making of this film are no longer with us.
This review of Winter Light (1963) was written by Ryan M on 17 Jun 2009.
Winter Light has generally received very positive reviews.
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