Wild Strawberries [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Wild Strawberries [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Ingmar Bergman Cast: Bibi Andersson
Bibi Andersson
, Ingrid Thulin
Ingrid Thulin
, Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow
, Jullan Kindahl
Jullan Kindahl
Ingmar Bergman
Wild Strawberries [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Wild Strawberries [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Ingmar Bergman Cast: Bibi Andersson
Bibi Andersson
, Ingrid Thulin
Ingrid Thulin
, Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow
, Jullan Kindahl
Jullan Kindahl
Ingmar Bergman

Blu-ray (Black & White)

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Overview

After exploring his disillusionment with religion in his previous films, Ingmar Bergman adopted a humanistic approach for this classic study in isolationism. Legendary Scandinavian director Victor Sjöström stars as Isak Borg, an aging medical professor who reassesses his life while journeying to his former university to receive an honorary degree. Borg travels with his estranged daughter-in-law Marianne (Ingrid Thulin) and revisits many of the landmarks of his past, conjuring up memories of his family and of his onetime sweetheart Sara (Bibi Andersson). Returning to the present, he meets a teenage girl who resembles the long-departed Sara. She hitches a ride with the professor and Marianne, as do a ceaselessly bickering married couple. These new characters eventually become intertwined with Borg's hazy flashbacks and fantasies, as the old man recalls the disappointments and disillusionments that have left him cold and guilt-ridden, attributes emphasized when he encounters his equally cold and resentful son. Bookending Borg's odyssey of self-discovery are a series of symbolic images at the beginning of the film (a clock without hands, a man without a face) and a hauntingly beautiful finale, in which professor is beckoned back to the "perfect" world he left behind so many years earlier. This classic art movie remains one of Bergman's most accessible films and one of the most influential European art movies of its generation. Its intense focus on one man's thoughts, regrets, and memories set the tone for innumerable psychological character studies in its wake.

Product Details

Release Date: 06/11/2013
UPC: 0715515106818
Original Release: 1957
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Presentation: [B&W]
Language: English
Time: 1:32:00
Sales rank: 11,215

Special Features

Audio Commentary featuring film scholar Peter Cowie; Introduction by Director Ingmar Bergman; Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work, a ninety-minute documentary by filmmaker and author Jörn Donner; Behind-the-scenes footage shot by Bergman; ; Plus: A booklet featuring an essay by film writer Mark Le Fanu

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Bibi Andersson Sara
Ingrid Thulin Marianne Borg
Max von Sydow Akerman
Jullan Kindahl Agda,Agda, the housekeeper
Folke Sundquist Anders
Bjorn Bjelvenstam Viktor
Gunnel Brostrom Mrs. Berit Almann
Naima Wilfstrand Isak's Mother
Gertrud Fridh Isak's Wife
Sif Ruud Aunt
Gunnar Sjoberg Alman
Yngve Nordwall Uncle Aron
Gio Petre Sigbritt
Gunnel Lindblom Charlotta
Maud Hansson Angelica
Anne-Mari Wiman Mrs. Akerman
Eva Noree Anna
Lena Bergman Twin
Monica Ehrling Twin
Per Skogsberg Hagbart
Goran Lundquist Benjamin
Helge Wulff Promoter
Gunnar Olson (uncredited)
Wulff Lund (uncredited)
Victor Sjöström Dr. Isak Borg
Gunnar Björnstrand Dr. Evald Borg
Gunnel Broström Mrs. Alman
Åke Fridell Karin's lover
Per Sjöstrand Sigfrid Borg
Gio Petré Sigbritt Borg
Naima Wifstrand Isak's Mother
Gunnar Bjrnstrand Actor
Erik Nordgren Composer

Technical Credits
Ingmar Bergman Director,Screenwriter
Allan Ekelund Producer
Aaby Wedin Sound/Sound Designer
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