A Swedish housewife begins an adulterous affair with an American archaeologist, unaware of his emotional scars as a Holocaust survivor; consequently, their relationship will be painfully difficult.
Acting
Gould's nervous energy collides with Andersson's aching restraint.
Direction
Bergman's first English-language film, stripped of Scandinavian comfort.
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist's close-ups that feel like invasions.
Director
Ingmar Bergman
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