This is the most harrowing movie I have ever seen. It is the tale of a mother and daughter, more specifically it is perhaps the first and final time the daughter confronts her mother.
Liv Ullmann surpasses her performances in "Face to Face" and Persona to give what I believe to be her best performance. Ingrid Bergman also does a commendable job.
The characters are very carefully etched. Even before the confrontation begins I could sense the change is Liv Ullmann when she is in presence of her mother. I could see in her a 12 year old kid desperate for her mother's approval without being told so explicitly. And mostly I remember her distraught face when she watches her mother play. Having already watched her in 5 other Bergman movies, I thought I knew her expressions. But that face will probably trouble me in the night when I try to sleep for a few days.
Whenever I watched Ingrid rebuke Liv, I could see in my mind as if she was kicking her daughter in her gut.
Watching this movie made me so thankful that I didn't had a parent like that and appreciate them much more.
Another masterpiece by Bergman with some of the best performances I have ever seen.
Liv Ullmann surpasses her performances in "Face to Face" and Persona to give what I believe to be her best performance. Ingrid Bergman also does a commendable job.
The characters are very carefully etched. Even before the confrontation begins I could sense the change is Liv Ullmann when she is in presence of her mother. I could see in her a 12 year old kid desperate for her mother's approval without being told so explicitly. And mostly I remember her distraught face when she watches her mother play. Having already watched her in 5 other Bergman movies, I thought I knew her expressions. But that face will probably trouble me in the night when I try to sleep for a few days.
Whenever I watched Ingrid rebuke Liv, I could see in my mind as if she was kicking her daughter in her gut.
Watching this movie made me so thankful that I didn't had a parent like that and appreciate them much more.
Another masterpiece by Bergman with some of the best performances I have ever seen.