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1957 |
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DRAMA
FOREIGN
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Sweden |
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BW |
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93 |
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An old professor (Victor Sjostrom, pictured left) looks back on his life as he travels to accept an honorary degree.
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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Woody Allen changed the sex of the protagonist and re-used the central idea as the basis of his film, Another Woman; but it can’t really compare in quality with Bergman’s original masterpiece - a profound piece of writing, beautifully performed by 78 year-old Sjostrom (himself a marvellous director). The picture is an arrestingly cruel vision of life’s disappointments, all the more effective for having a warmth and affection often absent from Bergman's work. Winner of Best Film at the Berlin Festival.
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, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin
