Ingmar Bergman`s The Faith Trilogy (UK)

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Review of Ingmar Bergman`s The Faith Trilogy
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Stuart McLean

Contains: Through a Glass Darkly / Winter Light / The Silence)
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 300 mins
Retail Price: £29.99
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY A schizophrenic girl has visions, believing that God`s presence is ever closer. However, as her descent into madness deepens, she becomes the focal point for the emotions of three men. In challenging the traditional notions of God, Bergman`s Academy Awardwinning film is a devastating, harrowing portrayal of the uneasiness and creeping paranoia of contemporary life. WINTER LIGHT A susceptible and disillusioned fisherman is urged by his wife to seek solace from his local priest. However, the priest is struggling to regain his own belief. Bergman`s desire to define man`s relationship to God is beautifully played out in the film with stunning character performances and cinematography from the director`s favoured collaborator Sven Nykvist. THE SILENCE The intimacy of two sisters threatens to destroy them both mentally and physically. Travelling to a foreign city on the brink of war and whose language they do not understand, the setting becomes a metaphor for the strained relationship between the women. This is a shattering vision of emotional isolation and despair in a claustrophobic spiritual void.

Special Features:
Bergman introduces two of the films in this set.