Category: Non-EnglishThe second film in his trilogy of Faith, Bergman here goes unabashedly about Jesus Christ, God and prominent moments of His life. The most prominent one and the one which is really revealing is when a lay person takes a really distopian take on the crucifixion.
There's once again plenty of references to Bergman's own personal state of mind and why he also struggles to come to grips with his own faith and his own childhood. Personally it's a really relentless and savage take on the Christian faith, it's also a change from Through a Glass Darkly's moment of Truth at the end of the film.
To what extent does mankind itself draw upon others until finally it destroys itself. There's more than just Existentialism being thrown around here, there's almost an abject sense of Nihilism represent in this film which grinds on as I said - relentlessly.
The performances are so strong that I'd like to personally mention Gunnar Björnstrand is absolutely strong in his role as the Pastor who pretty much has dissolved his personality and his 'humanity'. There have always been films that have tackled the crisis of the faith of Priests/Pastors also about the Catholic Church in itself but this is a remarkable achievement in this direction.
Recommendation level: 5/5 - Yeah, it is that excellent
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