Ingmar Bergman's 'Wild Strawberries' (1957)
Her Head in FilmsMay 21, 202401:28:09

Ingmar Bergman's 'Wild Strawberries' (1957)

In this episode, I explore Ingmar Bergman's 1957 classic, "Wild Strawberries," in which an elderly man remembers moments from his past and struggles to connect with the people in his life. The film helped to catapult Bergman to worldwide fame and is one of his most enduring films. While I do provide an in-depth analysis of the film, I also discuss how it brought up my own childhood memories and made me reflect on my painful loneliness, alienation, and disconnection.



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Full show notes:




• Ingmarbergman.se article on Wild Strawberries (http://www.ingmarbergman.se/en/production/wild-strawberries)


• Bergman's Images: My Life in Film (https://www.amazon.com/Images-Life-Film-Ingmar-Bergman/dp/1559702931)


• Bergman's The Magic Lantern (https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Lantern-Autobiography-Ingmar-Bergman/dp/0226043827/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=C995JP14S389J0MM60DV)


• Peter Cowie essay on Criterion.com (https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/186-wild-strawberries)