Wild Strawberries
dir. Ingmar Bergman
Sweden
91 minutes
Ingmar BergmanAuditorium, Library and Archives Canada
Thursday, March 13th
9:00 pm
Long considered a classic of cinema by critics and audiences around the world, WILD STRAWBERRIES tells the story of Isak Borg (Victor Sjöstrom ), an elderly doctor and professor who embarks on a trip across Sweden to receive an honorary degree from a prestigious university. Afflicted by nightmares and visions, Borg is moved to reflect on the long years of his life. With the road he travels mirroring his internal journey, Borg, with his daughter-in-law Marianne (Ingrid Thulin) beside him, crosses paths with figures from his past. A touching film deep with symbolic meaning and emotion, WILD STRAWBERRIES is a Bergman masterpiece that sympathetically yet unsentimentally explores the travails of mortality, memory, regret and reconciliation. Winner of the Golden Bear at the 1957 Berlin International Film Festival. English Subtitles.