Cries and whispers

Cries and whispers

Blu-ray - 2015

Two sisters, Karin and Maria, are keeping vigil for a third, Agnes, who is dying of cancer and can find solace only in the arms of a beatific nurse.

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Subjects
Sisters > Drama.
Cancer > Patients > Drama.
Nurses > Drama.
Blu-ray discs.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection c2015.
Language
Swedish
English
Other Authors
Ingmar Bergman, 1918-2007 (film director)
Edition
Blu-ray special edition ; Blu-ray edition ; widescreen
Item Description
Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
Special features: Introduction by Ingmar Bergman from 2001; New interview with actor Harriet Andersson; new video essya on the film's visuals by filmmaker Kogonada; Behind-the-scenes footage with commentary by Cowie; Ingmar Bergman: Reflections on life, death, and love with Erland Josephson (2000); trailer; essay by film scholar Emma Wilson.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Blu-ray, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience
Rating: R.
Production Credits
Photography, Sven Nykvist ; editor, Siv Kanälv-Lundgren ; music, Frédéric Chopin
ISBN
9781604659726
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

A relatively young woman (Harriet Andersson) painfully dying of cancer is attended by her two sisters (Liv Ullmann, Ingrid Thulin) but really only cared for by a sympathetic housemaid (Kari Sylwan). Composed largely of facial close-ups, Ingmar Bergman's deathwatch is perhaps his most austere work-one focused on discomfiting family dynamics as expressed through looks in lieu of dialog and a pointedly symbolic color scheme. Digitally restored and enhanced with supplemental material, this release is for serious art-film fans. [See Trailers, LJ 2/1/15.] © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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