An intelligent, very well made story of love and conflict across a number of years in early 20th century Sweden.
Written by Ingmar Bergman, it feels like one of his films, if perhaps slightly less brilliantly realized.
But the complex love and marriage of Henrik and Anna is always absorbing (if occasionally melodramatic), and these are both complicated, full individuals (and performances) heartbreaking one moment, infuriating and selfish the next.
Beautifully shot, acted with honesty and intensity, this 3 hour film captures just how hard it is for two people to be both themselves and a couple.
Written by Ingmar Bergman, it feels like one of his films, if perhaps slightly less brilliantly realized.
But the complex love and marriage of Henrik and Anna is always absorbing (if occasionally melodramatic), and these are both complicated, full individuals (and performances) heartbreaking one moment, infuriating and selfish the next.
Beautifully shot, acted with honesty and intensity, this 3 hour film captures just how hard it is for two people to be both themselves and a couple.