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“God, why hast thou forsaken me?” With Winter Light, Ingmar Bergman explores the search for redemption in a meaningless existence. Small-town pastor Tomas Ericsson (Gunnar Björnstrand) performs his duties mechanically before a dwindling congregation, including his stubbornly devoted lover, Märta (Ingrid Thulin). When he is asked to assuage a troubled parishioner’s (Max von Sydow) debilitating fear of nuclear annihilation, Tomas is terrified to find that he can provide nothing but his own doubt. The beautifully photographed Winter Light is an unsettling look at the human craving for personal validation in a world seemingly abandoned by God.
Original Release
02/11/1963
US Release
04/05/1963
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ingrid Thulin | Märta Lundberg |
Gunnar Björnstrand | Tomas Ericsson |
Gunnel Lindblom | Karin Persson |
Max von Sydow | Jonas Persson |
Allan Edwall | Algot Frövik |
Kolbjörn Knudsen | Knut Aronsson |
Olof Thunberg | Fredrik Blom |
Elsa Ebbesen | Magdalena Ledfors |
Lars-Olof Andersson | Young Boy |
Eddie Axberg | Johan Strand |
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Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ingrid Thulin | Märta Lundberg |
Gunnar Björnstrand | Tomas Ericsson |
Gunnel Lindblom | Karin Persson |
Max von Sydow | Jonas Persson |
Allan Edwall | Algot Frövik |
Kolbjörn Knudsen | Knut Aronsson |
Olof Thunberg | Fredrik Blom |
Elsa Ebbesen | Magdalena Ledfors |
Lars-Olof Andersson | Young Boy |
Eddie Axberg | Johan Strand |
Tor Borong | Johan Åkerblom |
Lars-Owe Carlberg | Parish Constable |
Ingmari Hjort | Persson's Daughter |
Stefan Larsson | Persson's Son |
Johan Olafs | Gentleman with Horse |
Bertha Sånnell | Hanna Appelblad |
Christer Öhman | Young Boy |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Allan Ekelund | Producer |