A small-town priest struggles with his faith.A small-town priest struggles with his faith.A small-town priest struggles with his faith.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination
- Young Boy
- (uncredited)
- Johan Strand
- (uncredited)
- Johan Åkerblom
- (uncredited)
- Parish Constable
- (uncredited)
- Persson's Daughter
- (uncredited)
- Persson's Son
- (uncredited)
- Gentleman with Horse
- (uncredited)
- Hanna Appelblad
- (uncredited)
- Young Boy
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaIngmar Bergman's favorite of his own films.
- GoofsWhen Tomas leaves the church to go to the scene of the suicide, there is a lot of snow on his car and on the ground. When he arrives at the scene, though, the car is clean, and there is no sign of snow on the ground.
- Quotes
Algot Frövik, Sexton: The passion of Christ, his suffering... Wouldn't you say the focus on his suffering is all wrong?
Tomas Ericsson, Pastor: What do you mean?
Algot Frövik, Sexton: This emphasis on physical pain. It couldn't have been all that bad. It may sound presumptuous of me - but in my humble way, I've suffered as much physical pain as Jesus. And his torments were rather brief. Lasting some four hours, I gather? I feel that he was tormented far worse on an other level. Maybe I've got it all wrong. But just think of Gethsemane, Vicar. Christ's disciples fell asleep. They hadn't understood the meaning of the last supper, or anything. And when the servants of the law appeared, they ran away. And Peter denied him. Christ had known his disciples for three years. They'd lived together day in and day out - but they never grasped what he meant. They abandoned him, to the last man. And he was left alone. That must have been painful. Realizing that no one understands. To be abandoned when you need someone to rely on - that must be excruciatingly painful. But the worse was yet to come. When Jesus was nailed to the cross - and hung there in torment - he cried out - "God, my God!" "Why hast thou forsaken me?" He cried out as loud as he could. He thought that his heavenly father had abandoned him. He believed everything he'd ever preached was a lie. The moments before he died, Christ was seized by doubt. Surely that must have been his greatest hardship? God's silence.
Tomas Ericsson, Pastor: Yes...
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ljuset håller mig sällskap (2000)
Needless to say, the actors makes fantastic performances.
I find it pointless to say much about the plot, it is well summarized on this site, it is also a very personal movie to watch and therefore any type of "analysis" that is revealed to the viewer before he or she has seen the movie, may interfere with their own personal view on things.
Truly a masterpiece among movies, completely free from unimportant elements, a clear, uncompromising questioning of ones faith in god and life.
10/10
- gorevich
- Mar 29, 2005
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- Also known as
- Zimsko svetlo
- Filming locations
- Svensk Filmindustri, Filmstaden, Råsunda, Stockholms län, Sweden(SF), Råsunda, Stockholms län, Sweden(studio)
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- Gross worldwide
- $8,894
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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