Rent Winter Light for FREE
+70,000 other titles and counting
- NO late fees or long term contracts - cancel anytime
- FREE first class post for DVD, Blu-ray & Games rental
- 1000's of films to stream instantly to your PC, TV or PS3TM at no extra cost
Winter Light
1962
The second film of Ingmar Bergman's trilogy on religion and the loss of faith--the other two being THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY and THE SILENCE)--is an unrelentingly austere minimalist drama that takes place in a small village surrounded by a bleak, wintry landscape. Local pastor Tomas Ericsson (Gunnar Bjornstrand) has been left cold .. Read more
| Starring | Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom, Gunnar Bjrnstrand |
|---|---|
| Director | Ingmar Bergman, Ingmar Bergman |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
loading...
Winter Light
The second film of Ingmar Bergman's trilogy on religion and the loss of faith--the other two being THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY and THE SILENCE)--is an unrelentingly austere minimalist drama that takes place in a small village surrounded by a bleak, wintry landscape. Local pastor Tomas Ericsson (Gunnar Bjornstrand) has been left cold and hardened by the untimely death of his wife, his religious convictions severely shaken. He is incapable of offering counsel to a suicidal member of the congregation who comes to him for help, fisherman Jonas Persson (Max von Sydow), and cannot return the affection of schoolteacher Marta (Ingrid Thulin) after she confesses her love for him. The characters' anguish, isolation, and despair at the prospect of an absent or uncaring God are mirrored by the film's stark setting, flawlessly captured by cinematographer Sven Nykvist, in one of many collaborations with Bergman. While the figure of the stern, unfeeling clergyman was probably at least partially inspired by memories of the director's own father, a strict Lutheran minister, Bergman based his script on a true story told to him by a small-town parson who suffered from severe guilt after failing to talk one of his parishioners out of committing suicide.
| Starring | Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom, Gunnar Bjrnstrand |
|---|---|
| Director | Ingmar Bergman, Ingmar Bergman |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 17 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Swedish |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1962 To Rent: DVD: 19 Nov 2001 |
-
Critic's review
View all critics' reviews (2) -
-
In a sense almost parody Bergman; in another, one of his clearest statements of despair. The middle section of a pessimistic trilogy which also included Through a Glass Darkly and The Silence.
- 31236
-
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
-
-
Most helpful member's review
View all members' reviews (16) -
-
- 14
- 1
Dark, Dark, Dark....
It takes a certain sort of genius to sustain a film as unremittingly bleak as this, but be sure Bergman's the man to do it. In a community caught in the &#... read more »
- 335096
-
[Highly rated reviewer]
[Highly rated reviewer]
- FrankIV
- 392 reviews
- Cirencester, England
- 18 May 2005 at 16:51
-
-
Most recent members' reviews
View all members' reviews (16) -
-
- 0
- 0
Gloomy but beautiful
This film was beautifully shot in black and white. It was atmospheric and portrayed the hopelessness of relationships, which is typical of Ingmar Bergman's ... read more »
- 765499
-
[Highly rated reviewer]
- Kayonly
- 27 reviews
- London
- 02 Jun 2009 at 20:14
-
-
-
- 0
- 0
Stunning
This film along with 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Autumn Sonata' is my favourite Bergman film so far (I've seen about 25 of his films). ... read more »
- 695033
-
- a customer
- Belfast, N.Ireland
- 25 Jan 2009 at 19:35
-
-
-
- 2
- 1
First Date Film - Not!
Only Catholic fans of Bergman or Beckett will watch this to the end. It brought back memories of a less than successful first date - tickets to see '... read more »
- 548436
-
- Clicknick
- 28 reviews
- Henley-on-Thames
- 02 Apr 2008 at 21:54
-
-
News and features
View all
Ingmar Bergman, 1918-2007
- 31 Jul 2007
See the entire LOVEFiLM Bergman Collection here Checkmate. Death has finally taken the great Swedish master, Ingmar Bergman, as he always knew it must. No filmmaker wrestled longer and more painfully with the knowledge of his own mortality. His father was a severe Lutheran minister, and a figure who cast a long shadow over Bergman's films, including his premature swansong, Fanny and Alexander (1982), and perhaps his purest masterpiece, Winter Light (1962), a portrait of a pastor who has lost... Read more
-
People who rented this also rented
Showing 1 to 4 of 20
Related user collection
90.2% from 65 members
Buy from Amazon.co.uk
-
-
-
Winter Light
The second film of Ingmar Bergman's trilogy on religion and the loss of faith--the other two being THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY and THE SILENCE)--is an unrelentingly austere minimalist drama that takes place in a small village surrounded by a bleak, wintry landscape. Local pastor Tomas Ericsson (Gunnar ...
-
Want to watch something right now?
Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | EULA | Affiliates | Jobs | Inside LOVEFiLM Blog | About Us | Contact Us
International sites UK DK DE SE NO
LOVEFiLM, the LOVEFiLM logo and all other LOVEFiLM product or service names are trade marks of LOVEFiLM International Ltd. or its affiliates.
© 2012 LOVEFiLM UK Ltd. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
-
- Formats
- DVD
- Blu-ray
- HD DVD
- Cinema
- LOVEFiLM Instant
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Just added
- Coming soon
- Most popular
- Film or TV
- Film & Features
- Television
-
- DVD Charts
- UK weekly rental chart
- All time top 250
- BFI top 100
- AFI top 100
- Most wanted Blu-rays
- TV weekly rental chart
- The Collection Section
- Celebrity collections
- Unofficial collections
- User collections
-
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Coming soon
-
- Watch Online
- With package
- Pay Per View
- Free
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Just added
- Film or TV
- Film & Features
- Television
- LOVEFiLM on TV
- LOVEFiLM direct to your TV
- Connect your PC to your TV