Cries and Whispers (1972)
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Harriet Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 h 31 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Themes
WEAKNESSES: -
Two women return home to visit their dying sister, only to have repressed tensions come to light.
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Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Albert Johansson, Harriet Andersson, Hasse Ekman, Anders Ek, Annika Tretow
Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Nudity and Sexual Material)
Running Time: 1 h 33 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Themes, Directing, Cinematography
WEAKNESSES: Pacing (?)
A poor ringleader for a traveling circus returns home to his wife after three years away, making his mistress jealous and angry.
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Through A Glass Darkly (1961)
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Max Von Sydow
Rated: NR
Running Time: 1h 21m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Acting, Themes
WEAKNESSES: Seriously?
A young woman, Karin, newly released from a mental institution struggles with relating to her father, a writer, her husband, a doctor, and her brother, a 17 year old who feels estranged from his father. When she begins hearing and seeing things again, the family’s different approaches to the situation leave them all reeling.
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