list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Through a Glass Darkly on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Through_a_Glass_Darkly/35001/default.aspx Title: Through a Glass Darkly
Year: 1961
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Plot: Ingmar Bergman won his second Best Foreign Film Oscar for the moody family drama Through a Glass Darkly. It is the first of what came to be called his "chamber dramas," which positioned four characters in one place where they could interact like a string quartet. It has also been referred to as the first of his trilogy of faith, followed by Winter Light and The Silence, dealing with issues of God and love. Shot in black-and-white and running only 90 minutes long, the film opens with a quote from the book of Corinthians. Suffering from severe mental illness, Karin (Harriet Andersson) has just been released from a psychiatric hospital. She vacations for a summer on an island with her family to help speed up her recovery, but they can't offer the support that she needs. Her father, David (Gunnar Björnstrand), is a clinical and detached writer; her husband, Martin (Max von Sydow), is a doctor unable to assist her illness; and her brother, Minus (Lars Passgård), is sexually coming of age and dealing with his own emotional problems. Karin's condition worsens and she thinks a spider is God. It has been argued that the script for Through a Glass Darkly was influenced by Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story, The Yellow Wallpaper. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:35:18 GMTThrough a Glass Darkly1961Ingmar Bergman<a href="/players/P____81548/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ingmar Bergman</a> won his second Best Foreign Film Oscar for the moody family drama Through a Glass Darkly. It is the first of what came to be called his "chamber dramas," which positioned four characters in one place where they could interact like a string quartet. It has also been referred to as the first of his trilogy of faith, followed by <a href=/films/38595/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Winter Light</a> and <a href=/films/31273/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>The Silence</a>, dealing with issues of God and love. Shot in black-and-white and running only 90 minutes long, the film opens with a quote from the book of Corinthians. Suffering from severe mental illness, Karin (<a href="/players/P_____1630/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Harriet Andersson</a>) has just been released from a psychiatric hospital. She vacations for a summer on an island with her family to help speed up her recovery, but they can't offer the support that she needs. Her father, David (<a href="/players/P_____6389/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Gunnar Björnstrand</a>), is a clinical and detached writer; her husband, Martin (<a href="/players/P____69424/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Max von Sydow</a>), is a doctor unable to assist her illness; and her brother, Minus (Lars Passgård), is sexually coming of age and dealing with his own emotional problems. Karin's condition worsens and she thinks a spider is God. It has been argued that the script for Through a Glass Darkly was influenced by Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story, The Yellow Wallpaper. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide4Slightly Tagged (1-5)1914http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t34161sholm.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Through_a_Glass_Darkly/35001/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/brad/archive/2006/12/27/4894.aspx Post By: brad
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Post Date: 12/27/2006 12:29:00 AM
Body: I just finished watching "Through a Glass Darkly" by Ingmar Bergman this evening. It left me deep in thought. I suppose that is not a surprise, considering that it is Bergman. I know much has been written on this film. I can only say that it is intimidating to watch a film like this with it's simple setting, cast of 4 people, Bach score and natural lighting and wonder how I can even imagine that I can make films? Not that I have made much in the way of film, a few animated shorts, a few 24 hour film festival tries. Yet, even at 43 I aspire to making films. As I have all my life.   It seems closer then ever, I am currently working on Tannerwolfe.com in exchange for Tanner to shoot a short film for me that I am penciling in for next summer after I finish my latest animated short. After watching this film it's hard to not want to pack it up and quit before I make a fool of myself ( or an even bigger fool). The dialog and the writing is what always hits me when I watch Bergman. He is so deeply involved with the thoughts and motivations of his characters that they live and breath with rich fullness. I want to write like this. Instead, I am sloppy with language. I am much better at thinking in visual context versus the written word. But, I long to be like Bergman and be so focused and alive that my characters have weight. I want to steal and suck the marrow off all these words.   Bergman.   I have to prepare myself to watch "Winters Light". I hope I survive with any of my personal vision left.
]]>Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:29:00 GMTbradBrad Movies12/27/2006 12:29:00 AMI just finished watching "Through a Glass Darkly" by Ingmar Bergman this evening. It left me deep in thought. I suppose that is not a surprise, considering that it is Bergman. I know much has been written on this film. I can only say that it is intimidating to watch a film like this with it's simple setting, cast of 4 people, Bach score and natural lighting and wonder how I can even imagine that I can make films? Not that I have made much in the way of film, a few animated shorts, a few 24 hour film festival tries. Yet, even at 43 I aspire to making films. As I have all my life.   It seems closer then ever, I am currently working on Tannerwolfe.com in exchange for Tanner to shoot a short film for me that I am penciling in for next summer after I finish my latest animated short. After watching this film it's hard to not want to pack it up and quit before I make a fool of myself ( or an even bigger fool). The dialog and the writing is what always hits me when I watch Bergman. He is so deeply involved with the thoughts and motivations of his characters that they live and breath with rich fullness. I want to write like this. Instead, I am sloppy with language. I am much better at thinking in visual context versus the written word. But, I long to be like Bergman and be so focused and alive that my characters have weight. I want to steal and suck the marrow off all these words.   Bergman.   I have to prepare myself to watch "Winters Light". I hope I survive with any of my personal vision left. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/family/MemberTagFilms.aspxfamily
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