Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries

1957 · 91 min · SV · 8.1 (1,872 votes)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman · Starring Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jullan Kindahl, Folke Sundquist · Music Erik Nordgren
Drama

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

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This is a deeply introspective and melancholic journey through a life revisited, steeped in dreamlike sequences and poignant reflections. It feels like a quiet, profound meditation on aging, regret, and the search for peace, unfolding with a deliberate, art-house grace that lingers long after the credits.

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