N. C.
13Nov11
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my nigga totoro
26Mar12
"God, why have you forsaken me?" There's a reason he never gets an answer. Bergman's masterpiece.
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lukewarneke
15Feb12
I've seen Bergman up to his later 70s stuff, but I'd wager this, Persona, and Seventh Seal are his trinity. Can't really go wrong with Bergman.
drmishello
14Nov11
Bergman and his strugle with spirituality. Some nice shots, and interesting dialogs, also very solid performances... Anyway, another one of Bergman's must-see films.
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ramosbarajas
20Sep11
Simple and Stark. The dialogue is one of the many reasons to watch this. To see Björnstrand and Thulin go at it is an amazing sight to behold, especially when they are playing characters who just cannot love each other because they are flawed at a very basic level.
N. C.
12Sep11
I don't know why I gave only four stars, but I just can't stop to thinking that "The Silence" and "throught a glas darkly" deserve five stars and about this movie I don't felt this way. Anyhow, to see any Bergman's film it's ALWAYS a experience that breaks my soul.
Joel
9Sep11
This film was absolutely incredible. Every scene is so well crafted both in script and shots that I was astounded. It was one of the films that I had been looking forward to the most by Ingemar Bergman and it is I believe his most perfect film. The scene of the Letter being read is breathtaking as the acting of Bergman's troop is pushed to it's extreme. Potent full of the weight of black and white & faith and doubt.
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David Huxley
8Jun11
Watching this film with the two other films of the trilogy over three days have left me with a bad case of Angst overload. Perhaps I should have taken the time to cleanse my spirit between each film and to contemplate each before moving on to the next. There's some powerful scenes here, but it's my least favorite of the trilogy which connections Bergman later in life recanted. As the auteur, he should know.
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Benjamin C.
31May11
I can safely call Winter Light my favorite film by Bergman thus far. It's simple, but incredibly powerful, nicely contained by the walls of the church. The main character is trying to appeal to a changing, bored congregation, and wants so desperately to prove that there is something more to life than there seems. Every scene is powerful, but stay for the long take where a former flame delivers a tragic monologue.
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CineCaCoëthes
28Mar11
Admired the mood of the film, melancholic, yet hopeful. For me, the school boy in the empty classroom on a sunday really signified this dichotomic mood.
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Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
9Sep10
Winter Light was way beyond Through a Glass Darkly. The characters just felt more human, accessible, and complex. Also the film felt far more cinematic, and Bergman's collaboration with Nykvst was beginning to find it's foothold and voice. The suicide scene is perfect as are all the performances. It isn't perfect, but it's close to it. The Silence looms on ahead.
Savannah
1Aug10
A fable of stubborn human infatuation with its own suffering, of our absolute lack of hesitation in comparing our trials with a martyred Christ's.
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All Is Grace
18Jul10
Through fantastic close-ups, incredible cinematography and great dialogues, Ingmar Bergman created a deep look into human psyche, soul and his doubts.
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Pradipta Mitra
18May10
Good Bergman. I generally don’t connect with Bergman’s concerns, and that was the case here too, but the film was still quite interesting.
roberto2112
20Apr10
I can't give it anything less than four stars because it is an excellent film, but i hate going to church and there was a substantial amount of time spent on mass (literally), but other than that... no more to say
Greg
17Mar10
Is it because the expectations were raised so high that I'm disappointed? The only Bergman film I've seen that I didn't love.
angelicidea
21Jun09
Needless to say, this is a true masterpiece. Perhaps the most exciting films I have ever seen.
sjlykowski
18Jun09
Stunning photography, a few actors, solid blocking, a razor-sharp script, and a memorable ending ...yes, this could be called the "perfect" movie. This film turned me on to Bergman.
vladdytrout
15Apr09
A wonderful yet simple movie about the struggle over faith: faith in God, faith in our fellow man.
Umberto Economist
2Dec08
This movie contains so many images that haunt me to this day for inexplicable reasons. The rushing river at the scene of the suicide. The backs of the two heads as the train goes by. And of course Ingrid Thulin's face. Just a beautiful, beautiful work.