April 21, 2008
Pretty bad. Possibily good for ppl with mother daughter issues.. but the mother is a real selfish bitch.
Arne Bang-Hansen, Erland Josephson, Georg Løkkeberg
Following the death of her lover, a world-reknowned concert pianist returns to Sweden to visit the married daughter she has not seen for many years.
DVD Release Date: January 11, 2000
Stats: 286 reviews
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March 13, 2008Ingrid Bergman as directed by Ingmar Bergman. Did you think this was going suck?
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September 1, 2009Perhaps Bergman's worst moment: the time when he started repeating himself. This film doesn't carry the mystery of "Persona" or the brilliant dialogues of "Ansiktet" and "Sasom i en spegel". It's boring, pointless and nothing that we haven't seen before. Ullmann and Bergman's out...( read more)
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August 21, 2009the most powerful story i have seen so far about the relationship of mother and child.the direction was as great as you can imagine if you have ever seen a bergman film.the performance by all actors was more than i had expected.to be more specific liv ullmann was breathtaking as ...( read more)
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June 4, 2009Amazing how Ingmar Bergman manages to depict the tormented inner soul of characters in such a believable way. Emotions are captured remarkably well here. This movie (although it feels more like you're watching a theatre play at times) that features beautiful music of Chopin, is a...( read more)
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February 3, 2009I prefer Ingmar Bergman's black comedies to his dramas. This one is particularly hard to watch, not a second of humor in it, unlike many of his other movies. Strong performances of Ingrid Bergman & Liv Ullmann though. They made me scream of irritation, both of them....( read more)
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December 22, 2008powerful and convincing story. actors made me feel like i was in theatre not in cinema. daughter's monologue to her mother was one of the best monologues i've seen.
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May 26, 2008
Even if this movie thoroughly explores the malevolent dispositions of the individual -which is a bold statement- it remains quite annoying to see two persons having an argument for an hour or so.
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