Basically a study in shifting attitudes and relatioship during a journey undertaken by two old friends (Ylva, the middle-aged woman artist, and her bachelor cousin 'Uncle Dan', with his passion for pastries oddly tucked away in closets). They chat, quarrel, reminisce, observe, remember, as she tries to rouse him to new life. Nothing very decisive happens, but we are drawn into ...
Kristin is the daughter of a prominent landowner in medieval Norway. She grows up in total harmony with the ideals of the time: strong family ties, social pride and devout Christianity. She accepts the fact that her father has arranged for her to marry the son of another landowner. Kristin's beauty and purity create violent emotions around her. There are envy and attempted rape...
Legendary director Ingmar Bergman rarely gives interviews, but in 1999 he made an exception for journalist Malou von Sivers of TV4 International Sweden. Together with his best friend and frequent collaborator, the renowned Swedish actor Erland Josephson, Bergman discusses life, death, and love in this charged and highly candid interview. Courtesy of TV4 International.
