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Through a Glass Darkly
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1961 film by Ingmar Bergman
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Through a Glass Darkly is a 1961 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The film features a cast including Harriet Andersson, Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, and Lars Passgård. Sven Nykvist served as the director of photography, with music composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. The narrative is set on an island in Sweden during the 20th century and explores themes of faith, doubt, and mental illness.
The film was released in 1961 and has a runtime of approximately 89 to 91 minutes. It is presented in black-and-white. It won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film and was nominated for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. The movie has received high critical ratings, including a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metascore of 84. It has been distributed by Janus Films, Netflix, HBO Max, and the Criterion Channel.
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Vinony catalogs Through a Glass Darkly in its Best International Feature collection (74 entries).
Within Vinony's link graph, Through a Glass Darkly is referenced by 343 other articles, and connects out to schizophrenia, Teresa of Ávila and Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
Vinony files it under 1960s psychological drama films, 1961 drama films and 1961 films.
Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.
Film · TMDB
7.8Karin hopes to recover from her recent stay at a mental hospital by spending the summer at her family's cottage on a tiny island. Her husband, Martin, cares for her but is frustrated by her physical withdrawal. Her younger brother, Minus, is confused by Karin's vulnerability and his own budding sexuality. Their father, David, cannot overcome his haughty remoteness. Beset by visions, Karin descends further into madness.
Cast
- Harriet Andersson as Karin
- Gunnar Björnstrand as David
- Max von Sydow as Martin
- Lars Passgård as Minus
Themes
- daughter
- island
- schizophrenia
- author
- mental illness
- electroconvulsive therapy
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Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
28,535 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
84/100
- Year
- 1961
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 5 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Sweden
- Original language
- Swedish
- Main subject
- healing
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Screenwriter
- Ingmar Bergman
- Cast member
- Lars Passgård
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Production company
- SF Studios
- Cinematographer
- Sven Nykvist
- Narrative location
- Sweden
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 401750
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Ingmar Bergman & Sven Nykvist.jpg
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- Commons category
- Through a Glass Darkly (film)
- publication date
- 1961-01-01
- title
- Såsom i en spegel
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set in environment
- island
- set in period
- 20th century
- review score
- 100%
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