Bibi Andersson, Britta Brunius, Erik Hell
A man living in seclusion is visited upon by a crippled woman who, in turn, draws him into her life and her friends. Meanwhile, a homicidal killer is on the loose which adds to the tension.
DVD Release Date: February 10, 2004
Stats: 93 reviews
"The Passion of Anna" is the third film of Ingmar Bergman's "island" trilogy, along with "Hour of the Wolf" and "Shame". It's also Bergman's second ever color film, and it's as bleak as anything in his library.
Andreas Winkelman (Max von Sydow) lives the life of a hermit on a b...( read more)
Yet another masterpiece the the master himself, Ingmar Bergman. The Passion Of Anna is perhaps one of his most underrated and lesser known films, but it is still amazing. It was wonderful to see his biggest stars (Max Von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, and Bibi Andersson) together in one mo...( read more)
The synopsis printed on flixster is laughably wrong. The actual Bergman movie is as gripping as ever, but forsakes his usual narrative simplicity (as opposed to psychological or dramatic simplicity), and seems to me now to go in too many directions at once. Still, better too many...( read more)
Bergman signe ici un film rebutant, mais qui vaut la peine d'être vu par quiconque s'intéresse sérieusement à son oeuvre. Il s'agit en quelque sorte de la conclusion de sa trilogie (qui n'en est pas vraiment une) de la déconstruction de Max von Sydow, entamée dans L'Heure du loup...( read more)
Quite the difficult film. not entirely sure that I 'got' it. It is entirely dreary and bleak, not making for a pleasant viewing experience. despite this, the intense examination of the characters maintains intrest to the point that you dont start cutting yourself. Some random int...( read more)
Good performances, beautiful cinematography but the tortured angst begins to congeal here. The Brechtian actor interviews come across as gimmicky items from someone stretching for ideas and the core relationship struggles of Van Sydow and Ullman doesn't carry the emotional force ...( read more)
Potente, las improvisaciones en verdad le dieron mucha escencia a la pelicula.
Outstanding Bergman film. Dark, heavy, yet profound. His use of colour is remarkable. Sydow and Ullman are riveting.
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