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Passion Of Anna
1969
Shot in striking, diffused colour by master cinematographer Sven Nykvist, THE PASSION OF ANNA is one of several Ingmar Bergman films of the 1960s dealing with a limited number of characters in an isolated setting--filming took place on the remote island of Faro, where Bergman was living at the time--whose emotional and .. Read more
| Starring | Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson |
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| Director | Ingmar Bergman |
| Genres | Drama |
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Passion Of Anna
Shot in striking, diffused colour by master cinematographer Sven Nykvist, THE PASSION OF ANNA is one of several Ingmar Bergman films of the 1960s dealing with a limited number of characters in an isolated setting--filming took place on the remote island of Faro, where Bergman was living at the time--whose emotional and psychological imbalances eventually lead to a crisis. Max von Sydow plays Andreas, a loner who (after an initial chance encounter) becomes acquainted with the crippled widow Anna (Liv Ullmann) through their mutual friends Eva and Elis Vergerus (played by Bibi Andersson and Erland Josephson), a troubled married couple. Andreas and Anna embark on a love affair but are soon confronted with disturbing revelations about each other's pasts. Their relationship suffers irreparable damage through mutual deception, insecurities, and violent outbreaks. Meanwhile, the atmosphere of malaise and menace surrounding the characters is heightened by the presence of an unknown perpetrator on the sparsely populated island who has been brutally torturing and killing farm animals. Bergman and Nykvist's technical mastery is evident throughout the film, especially in the closing shot, which has been referred to as one of the most extraordinary and innovative in modern cinema.
| Starring | Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson |
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| Director | Ingmar Bergman |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 36 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 02 Aug 2004 Production year: 1969 |
| Format | DVD |
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austere and flawed but still rewarding
Typical if not classic Bergman. An Updikian cats cradle of complex relationships rather bleakly filmed (the influnce of Bergman on Krystof Kiewslowski becomes clear after watching this film). Spoiled by an unsuccessful experimental device in that each of the four main characters gives a short interview on the character they are playing. Had this film been made in the DVD era these would have been special features (and in a sense Bergman is ahead of his time!) but instead they are distractingly placed in the body of the film.
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austere and flawed but still rewarding
Typical if not classic Bergman. An Updikian cats cradle of complex relationships rather bleakly filmed (the influnce of Bergman on Krystof Kiewslowski becomes clear after watching this film). Spoiled by an unsuccessful experimental device in that each of the four main characters gives a short interview on the character they are playing. Had this film been made in the DVD era these would have been special features (and in a sense Bergman is ahead of his time!) but instead they are distractingly placed in the body of the film.
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