While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.
Acting
Von Sydow's trembling hands speak louder than dialogue ever could.
Cinematography
Black-and-white shadows that swallow faces whole.
Direction
Bergman weaponising intimacy until it curdles into horror.
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Max von Sydow
Johan Borg
Liv Ullmann
Alma Borg
Gertrud Fridh
Corinne von Merkens
Georg Rydeberg
Lindhorst
Erland Josephson
Baron von Merkens
Naima Wifstrand
Old Lady with Hat
Ulf Johansson
Heerbrand
Gudrun Brost
Gamla Fru von Merkens
Ingrid Thulin
Veronica Vogler
Agda Helin
Von Merken's Maid (uncredited)
Lenn Hjortzberg
Kreisler (uncredited)
Mona Seilitz
Corpse in Mortuary (uncredited)
Folke Sundquist
Tamino (uncredited)
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