A Ship Bound for India

A Ship Bound for India

1947 · 98 min · SV · 6.7 (40 votes)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman · Starring Holger Löwenadler, Anna Lindahl, Birger Malmsten, Gertrud Fridh, Naemi Briese, Hjördis Petterson · Music Erland von Koch
DramaRomance

Sailor Johannes Blom returns to his home port, after seven years at sea, to find that Sally, the girl he has been thinking of while away, is completely despondent. Seven years earlier, obstreperous Alexander Blom, brings his mistress Sally to live with him, his wife Alice, son Johannes, and crew, aboard the salvage boat he captains. Amidst all the tensions on the small boat, Johannes and Sally fall in love with each other.

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A deeply felt, atmospheric drama of unspoken desires and the weight of past choices. It's a slow, simmering exploration of love found and lost amidst the confines of a ship and the complexities of human relationships.

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