![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Famous for its early dream sequence, the film is nevertheless most impressive for its rich, vivid characterisations from a superb cast of Bergman regulars. He plays an ageing, grouchy academic driving to Lund to accept an award the trip also traverses memories, reveries and illuminating encounters with family members and strangers alike. One of Ingmar Bergman’s warmest films, this boasts a magnificent performance by Victor Sjöström, the actor who was himself an acclaimed Swedish filmmaker in his own right. One of Bergman’s greatest films, this prototype road movie travels through both space and time. SPOILER WARNING The following notes give away the film’s ending.Īn elderly scientist (Sjöström, superb) drives with his daughter-in-law from Stockholm to Lund to receive an honorary award disturbed by a dream he had before setting out, he looks back over his life, revisiting key moments in an attempt to understand himself – and his family – better. ![]()
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