The second installment in Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman’s unofficial trilogy (Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light, The Silence) is by far the best. Pastor Tomas (Gunnar Björnstrand) has misplaced his faith. He’s not sure where, and he’s not sure he wants to … Continue reading WINTER LIGHT (NATTVARDSGÄSTERNA)
Dr. Isak Borg is a 78-year-old professor and will be receiving an honorary degree tomorrow. We know this because he tells us. Borg also tells us about his son, his career, and the wife that died years ago. He tells … Continue reading WILD STRAWBERRIES
I’ve had to learn everything about movies by myself. For the theater, I studied with a wonderful old man in Goteborg, where I spent four years. He was a hard, difficult man, but he knew the theater—and I learned from … Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, July 14, 2013
Michael J. Cinema 