Winter Light

Drama · 1963Not Rated

“God, why hast thou forsaken me?” With Winter Light, Ingmar Bergman explores the search for redemption in a meaningless existence. Small-town pastor Tomas Ericsson (Gunnar Björnstrand) performs his duties mechanically before a dwindling congregation, including his stubbornly devoted lover, Märta (Ingrid Thulin). When he is asked to assuage a troubled parishioner’s (Max von Sydow) debilitating fear of nuclear annihilation, Tomas is terrified to find that he can provide nothing but his own doubt. The beautifully photographed Winter Light is an unsettling look at the human craving for personal validation in a world seemingly abandoned by God.

Starring

Ingmar Bergman, Gunnar Björnstrand, Ingrid Thulin, Ingmar Bergman, Allan Ekelund, Gunnel Lindblom, P.A. Lundgren, Max von Sydow, Allan Edwall, Sven Nykvist

Director

Ingmar Bergman

Producer

Allan Ekelund