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310:. Waiting in Märta's classroom attached to her house, Tomas finally lashes out at her, telling her first that he rejected her because he was tired of the gossip about them. When that fails to deter her affections, Tomas then tells her that he was tired of her problems, her attempts to care for him, and her constant talking, and that Märta could never measure up to his late wife, the only woman he has ever loved. Though shocked by the attack, Märta agrees to drive with him to the Persson house. Informed of Jonas's suicide, Karin collapses onto the stairs and wonders how she and her children will go on. Tomas makes a perfunctory offer of help, and leaves. 340: 322:, who denied his messages and commands, and finally from God, who did not answer him on the cross. He asks, "Wasn't God's silence worse?" Tomas, who has been listening silently, answers yes. Meanwhile, Fredrik tells Märta that she should leave the small town and Tomas and live her life, rather than stay and have her dreams crushed like the rest of them, but she chooses to start praying. Fredrik and Algot wonder if they should have a service since no one has shown up. Tomas still chooses to hold it, and the bells are rung. He begins the service reciting the 278:. Tomas speaks to the man briefly, but asks Jonas to return after taking his wife home. No sooner have the Perssons left than substitute teacher Märta enters, and she attempts to comfort the miserable Tomas, and asks if he's read the letter she wrote to him. He has not, and tells her of his failure to help Jonas, and wonders if he will have anything to say, since he is without hope as well. Märta states her love for Tomas, but also her belief that he does not love her. She leaves, and Tomas reads her letter. 1843: 349: 358: 609: 586:, who played Tomas, typically acted in more comedic roles, and found it challenging to play a character who was in some ways unlikable. This led him to forget some of his lines, which Bergman said he had never seen Björnstrand do before. However, Björnstrand told Sjöman he personally liked the character because of his relatability. 651:
indirectly light scenes. Although the clothing is ordinary, costume designer Max Goldstein had the actors try out many articles of clothing to determine what looked best, and Ingmar Bergman did not review his sketches. The film employs no score aside from the organ music. Bergman planned to use Sarabande from
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explaining the metaphor when Tomas relates the spider-god to suffering, as opposed to his previous ideas of a God of love that provides comfort. The ending may mean Tomas has decided God does not exist, or that Tomas learns he must keep his faith because all Christians, including Jesus, grapple with
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that disfigured her body repulsed him, and neither his faith nor his prayers did anything to help her. She writes of how her family was warm and loving without religion, and expresses bewilderment at his indifference to Jesus. Tomas finishes the letter, and falls asleep. Awakened by the return of
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spent one month studying lighting in the church at different times of day and in different conditions, conducting photography tests. Nykvist's lighting was used directly from low perspectives in his shots. To reduce the shadows as much as possible, Nykist had reflectors and screens built to also
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was inspired to make the film after talking to a clergyman, who related how he had offered spiritual advice to a fisherman who later killed himself. To this, Bergman added the ideas of the clergyman struggling with his faith and a relationship outside marriage. The idea of the character becoming
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further examines if understanding God is as simple as that. Bergman stated he abandoned the idea that love is proof of God because it was unsatisfactory to explain to a character who was suicidal over fear of nuclear war. The character Blom mocks the idea of God as love, attributing the words to
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Märta, who has been lurking in the chapel, is overjoyed to hear this, and embraces Tomas, who again does not respond to her affections. They are interrupted by the widow Magdalena, who tells them that Jonas has just committed suicide with a rifle. Tomas drives, alone, to the scene, and stoically
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Märta. After the service, Tomas, though coming down with a cold, prepares for his three o'clock service in another town. Before he leaves, however, the Perssons arrive to speak to him. Jonas has become morose after hearing that China is developing an
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exactly. Tomas's loss of his wife, and his loss of his ability to love, is further proof to him that God has become silent. In contrast, the character Algot, presented as enlightened, equates Tomas's spiritual crisis with
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Arriving for the three o'clock service at the second church, Tomas and Märta find the building empty except for Algot, the handicapped sexton, and Fredrik, the organist. In the vestry, Algot questions Tomas about the
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Jonas, Tomas clumsily tries to provide counsel, before finally admitting that he has no faith as well. He says his faith was an egotistical one – God loved humanity, but Tomas most of all. Serving in
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Bergman judged the speed of filming to be slower than his average film, because of struggles to master the right emotions, though scenes did not require an unusually high number of
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wrote that the work "casts a gloom-tinged glare upon the human condition with chilling clarity", but found the film "bleak and cold in its abstract ideas".
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Bergman formed the story after speaking to a clergyman whose parishioner committed suicide. The film was shot in different locations in Sweden in 1962.
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list, citing the film's "bleak, courageous power" and echoing Sontag's praise of its visual style as "one of rigorous simplicity". In his
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With this film, Bergman took the rare step of sharing the screenplay with his father, Church of Sweden minister
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for the scene where Tomas and Märta leave the scene of Jonas's suicide, tying in with the use of the piece in
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represents the end of his study on whether God exists, after which human love became his main concern.
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and documents its production. The feature received positive reviews for its cinematography and themes.
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s argument that God is love, and repeated the prior film's reference to God as a monstrous spider.
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was based on an article Bergman himself had read, and he acknowledged it reflected his own dread.
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gave the film three and a half stars, calling it a "Powerful, penetrating drama". Bergman cited
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In the letter, Märta describes Tomas's neglect of her, relating a story of how a
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artist K.A. Bergman. As a result, K.A. Bergman supervised Edwall's performance.
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Sonatas, Screams, and Silence: Music and Sound in the Films of Ingmar Bergman
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Pamerleau, William C. (2009). "Religiosity in the Films of Ingmar Bergman".
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The film is the second in a series of thematically related films, following
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for 20 November 2018, along with 38 other Bergman films, in the set
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The film was shot between 4 October 1961 and 17 January 1962 in the
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Ingmar Bergman personally cast some of the roles himself. Actor
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as his favorite among his films. The film has a 74% rating on
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identified previous films he had made with similar themes as
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The Films of Ingmar Bergman: Illusions of Light and Darkness
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is often considered the second film in a trilogy, following
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Sjöman, Vilgot; Bergman, Ingmar (1963). "Filming, Part 1".
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Sjöman, Vilgot; Bergman, Ingmar (1963). "Filming, Part 2".
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Sjöman, Vilgot; Björnstrand, Gunnar (1963). "The Script".
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Sjöman, Vilgot; Bergman, Ingmar (1963). "Postproduction".
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called it "a thoughtful, engrossing, shocking film". The
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Sjöman, Vilgot; Bergman, Ingmar (1963). "The Script".
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Sjöman, Vilgot; Goldstein, Max (1963). "The Script".
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In the final moments of Pastor Tomas Ericsson's noon
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Sjöman, Vilgot; Nykvist, Sven (1963). "The Script".
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Sjöman, Vilgot; Bergman, K.A. (1963). "The Script".
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drew ambivalent responses in the American press. In
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Winter Light (Linda Ronstadt album)
Winter Light (Yanni album)

Ingmar Bergman
Allan Ekelund
Ingrid Thulin
Gunnar Björnstrand
Max von Sydow
Gunnel Lindblom
Sven Nykvist
Ulla Ryghe
Swedish
lit.
drama
Ingmar Bergman
Gunnar Björnstrand
Ingrid Thulin
Max von Sydow
existential crisis
Through a Glass Darkly
The Silence
Vilgot Sjöman
Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
service
atheistic
atomic bomb
rash
Lisbon
Spanish Civil War
crucifix

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