Nattvardsgästerna (Winter Light)

the human face is the most fascinating study for the cinema.....sequences with the potential to be boring, like the opening scenes of the consecration and distribution of hosts and wine, become fascinating:....The sexton, the little twisted man, alone has a face that is alive with wonder at the mystery of faith.....His compositions, while sometimes dramatic, are mostly static..... ... Full Review

Finally I took "Winter Light" (1962) down from the shelf, watched it again, and was awestruck by its bleak, courageous power. In short, I hardly remembered the film at all, because those sparse memories were not enough to ignite a need to see it again. ... Full Review

Finally I took "Winter Light" (1962) down from the shelf, watched it again, and was awestruck by its bleak, courageous power. In short, I hardly remembered the film at all, because those sparse memories were not enough to ignite a need to see it again. ... Full Review

inter Light is one of cinema's great comedies, consistently producing the kind of hard, hearty laughter....a dull, rhythmless monotone that complements his physicality as surely as, in the best of cinema, sound complements image.....it suggests that the best comedy often comes from an artist's examination of everyday ritual.....Perhaps the most humorous aspect of Winter Light is....the actor brilliantly completes the portrait with his vocal intonation:.... ... Full Review

The film opens with Jesus' betrayal....Winter Light , like much of Bergman, is a slow ride.... ... Full Review

Two women and a boy share a compartment on a train.It is an unhappy journey, and we sense tension and dislike between the women. ... Full Article

Nattvardsgästerna, Winter Light, 1963 Written and directed by famed Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, Winter Light is the centerpiece in Bergman's self-proclaimed 'faith trilogy,' which featured the earlier god-as-a-spider thriller Through a Glass Darkly (1961) and subsequent nihilistic psychodrama The Silence... ... Full Article

During Ingmar Bergman's "chamber trilogy" the issue of God's silence is continually brought to the foreground. Both Through a Glass Darkly and The Silence bring up the debate and focus almost solely on the characters beliefs. ... Full Article

The Winter Light is the second in a trilogy of dramas by acclaimed Swedish director Ingmar Bergman that explores religious faith and doubts in a visceral, visual, and provocative manner. ... Full Article

Mumbai: Palador Pictures and National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) have extended the Remembering Bergman - A Retrospective that is in the running in Mumbai by a week. ... Full Article

The Winter Light is the second in a trilogy of dramas by acclaimed Swedish director Ingmar Bergman that explores religious faith and doubts in a visceral, visual, and provocative manner. ... Full Article