Film Review: Winter Light
Winter Light (Ingmar Bergman, 1962)
In Swedish, with English subtitles
A widowed pastor preaches before a small congregation. His preaching is mechanical; his faith in crisis. The theme of this small parable may seem controversial but for me it's one of those what-if situations that make a good story in book or in film. The film has the masterful touch of Ingmar Bergman; it leaves question that may stir one's consciousness.
In Swedish, with English subtitles
A widowed pastor preaches before a small congregation. His preaching is mechanical; his faith in crisis. The theme of this small parable may seem controversial but for me it's one of those what-if situations that make a good story in book or in film. The film has the masterful touch of Ingmar Bergman; it leaves question that may stir one's consciousness.
The pastor's suffering from cold, his inability to console the fisherman who suffers from anxiety, and the substitute school teacher's offering of her love as a substitute to the pastor's loss of faith are metaphors only genius minds can create.
This is the second film in Bergman's controversial Silence of God Trilogy.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
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