oh the woe ~

[lookingland]

tonight's eye-gouging cinematic delight was ingmar bergman's Winter Light ~ a cheerful little vignette about a priest who's lost his faith, the spinster who's in love with him (it's okay, he's not that kind of priest), and max von sydow who shoots himself in the head because of armament issues in China.

content aside, this is a wonderfully shot film with some beautiful compositions. and really, content considered, there's a beautiful moment during which Algot the sacristan tells the story of Christ's betrayal and sort of hammers the true cause of suffering in the story. it's a bleak bleak film (as to be expected), but somehow at the end you can't help but hope that they'll all figure it out and do what's best (well, except for von sydow since he's pretty much toast).


this is my favorite image in the film ~
Father Tomas turns to the church, as if having a premonition
and death hangs over his shoulder




i especially like this one of Märta as well:
notice Death with the chessboard behind her



Father Tomas tries to counsel his troubled parishioner ~
love the cross behind them



the religious images in the film are especially wonderful
i love the stamped image of Jesus on the host



the church in which most of the film is shot is nicely stark ~
the emptiness and antiquity really contribute to the themes of
desolation and abandonment
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Comments

[sparowe]

Excellent imagery, thanks for sharing these. :)