Through a Glass Darkly
Original title: Såsom i en spegel · Turkish title: Aynanın İçinden
1961 · 1 h 30 min
Directed by 
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar BergmanCast
Harriet Andersson 
Gunnar Björnstrand 
Max von Sydow Lars Passgård
Credits
Written by: Ingmar Bergman
Cinematography: 
Sven Nykvist
Editing: 
Ulla Ryghe
Plot
A woman recovering from mental illness spends a summer with her family on a remote island and slips back into delusion. It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bergman's chamber drama follows a woman's mental decline on an island. Spare and intense, with four actors, it marks his turn toward silence, doubt and God's absence.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (29,831 votes)
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