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Original title

Nattvardsgästernaaka

AKA

The Communicants
Winter Light

Year

1963

Running time

80 min.

Country

Sweden

Director

Ingmar Bergman

Screenwriter

Ingmar Bergman

Cast

Music

Evald Andersson

Cinematography

Sven Nykvist (B&W)

Producer

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Genre

Drama | Religion. Small Town Life (Non-North American). Psychological Drama

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Silence of God Trilogy

Synopsis

This is the second in Bergman's trilogy that explores religious faith and doubts in a visceral, visual, and provocative manner. On a cold winter's Sunday, the pastor of a small rural church, Tomas Ericsson, performs service for a tiny congregation; though he is suffering from a cold and a severe crisis of faith. After the service, he attempts to console a fisherman, Jonas Persson, who is tormented by anxiety, but Tomas can only speak about his own troubled relationship with God. A school teacher, Maerta Lundberg, offers Tomas her love as consolation for his loss of faith. But Tomas resists her love as desperately as she offers it to him.

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Awards: 1966: Seminci: Golden Spike: Best Movie

1963: National Board of Review: Top Best Foreign Films

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18 My Favorite Swedish Movies (25)

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