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Encyclopedia > Wild Strawberries (film)
Wild Strawberries

Original film poster
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Produced by Allan Ekelund
Written by Ingmar Bergman
Starring Victor Sjöström,
Bibi Andersson,
Ingrid Thulin,
Gunnar Björnstrand
Cinematography Gunnar Fischer
Editing by Oscar Rosander
Distributed by Svensk Filmindustri
Release date(s) Flag of Sweden December 26, 1957
Flag of United States June 22, 1959
Running time 91 min.
Language Swedish
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Wild Strawberries a 1957 film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The original Swedish title is Smultronstället, which literally means The Wild Strawberry Patch. The cast includes Bergman regulars Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin and Gunnar Björnstrand. Max von Sydow also appears in a small part. Bergman wrote the screenplay while in the hospital.[1] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 423 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (500 × 708 pixel, file size: 76 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Film poster for Wild Strawberries This image is of a film poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of... Ingmar Bergman   (IPA: in Swedish) (born July 14, 1918) is a Swedish stage and film director who is one of the key film auteurs of the twentieth century. ... Ingmar Bergman   (IPA: in Swedish) (born July 14, 1918) is a Swedish stage and film director who is one of the key film auteurs of the twentieth century. ... â–¶ (help· info), in US sometimes known as Victor Seastrom (born September 20, 1879 – January 3, 1960), was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film director. ... Bibi Andersson (born 11 November 1935 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actress. ... Ingrid Thulin (27 January 1926 – 7 January 2004) was a Swedish actress. ... Gunnar Björnstrand, (13 November 1909 - 26 May 1986) was a Swedish character actor known for his frequent work with writer/director Ingmar Bergman. ... AB Svensk Filmindutri or Svensk Filmindustri (SF) is Swedens most well-known company for film production and distribution of cinema, both Swedish and international. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Ingmar Bergman   (IPA: in Swedish) (born July 14, 1918) is a Swedish stage and film director who is one of the key film auteurs of the twentieth century. ... Bibi Andersson (born 11 November 1935 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actress. ... Ingrid Thulin (27 January 1926 – 7 January 2004) was a Swedish actress. ... Gunnar Björnstrand, (13 November 1909 - 26 May 1986) was a Swedish character actor known for his frequent work with writer/director Ingmar Bergman. ...  , (born April 10, 1929) is an Academy-Award nominated Swedish actor, known in particular for his collaboration with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. ...

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Synopsis

Isak Bork (Victor Sjöström) is a medical doctor and professor who is forced by nightmares, daydreams, his old age, and his impending death to re-evaluate his life while driving with his daughter-in-law from Stockholm to Lund in order to receive an honorary degree from Lund University. â–¶ (help· info), in US sometimes known as Victor Seastrom (born September 20, 1879 – January 3, 1960), was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film director. ... The word physician should not be confused with physicist, which means a scientist in the area of physics. ... The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... In common current usage, the term nightmare refers to dreams of particular intensity, with content that the sleeper finds disturbing, related either to physiological causes, such as a high fever, or to psychological ones, such as unusual trauma or stress in the sleepers life. ... A daydream is a form of consciousness that involves a low level of conscious activity. ... 80 year old man (Paul Kruger in later life) For the song by Hole and Nirvana, see Old Age. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ...   IPA: is a city in SkÃ¥ne in southern Sweden. ... An honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum, not to be confused with an honors degree) is an academic degree awarded to an individual as a decoration, rather than as the result of matriculating and studying for several years. ... Lund University main building, built in 1882 by Helgo Zettervall. ...


Connections with other films

Wild Strawberries was released in the same year as Bergman's The Seventh Seal, which is also considered one of his greatest films, and which also features strawberries as a symbol. The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is an existential 1957 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman about the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) across a plague-ridden landscape. ... Strawberries Promo Strawberries is an album by The Damned released October 1982 on Bronze Records (catalogue #BRON 542). ...


Some have suggested that Woody Allen's 1997 film Deconstructing Harry is loosely based on Wild Strawberries, although Allen himself denies the similarities.[2] Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A film by Woody Allen released in 1997. ...


Awards and recognition

The film won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay. One of the A festivals in Europe. ... // The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ...


Many film critics and film scholars consider the film to be one of Bergman's best,[citation needed] despite having been made relatively early in his career. Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films. ... Film theory seeks to develop concise, systematic concepts that apply to the study of film/cinema as art. ...


The film is included on the Vatican Best Films List, recommended for its portrayal of values.[3]


The comic novel "The Sweep of the Second Hand" by Dean Monti involves a film projectionist who screens Wild Strawberries at a small Ingmar Bergman film festival.


References

  1. ^ Wild Strawberries. The Ingmar Bergman Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
  2. ^ http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,562682,00.html
  3. ^ U.S. Catholic Bishops - Office of Film and Broadcasting, Vatican Best Films List

2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ...

External links

Films by Ingmar Bergman
1940s: Crisis • A Ship to India • Port of Call • 1950s: Summer with Monika • A Lesson in Love • Smiles of a Summer Night • The Seventh Seal • Wild Strawberries • The Magician • 1960s: The Virgin Spring • Through a Glass Darkly • Winter Light • The Silence • All These Women • Persona • Hour of the Wolf • Shame • The Rite • The Passion of Anna • 1970s: The Touch • Cries and Whispers • Scenes from a Marriage • The Magic Flute • Face to Face • The Serpent's Egg • Autumn Sonata • 1980s: From the Life of the Marionettes • Fanny and Alexander • Karin's Face • After the Rehearsal • 1990s: In the Presence of a Clown • 2000s: Saraband
Preceded by
Twelve Angry Men		 Golden Bear winner
1958		 Succeeded by
Les Cousins
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The Wild Strawberry Patch) is a 1957 film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Strawberries, for instance, are an important symbol to Bergman, who had used them in The Seventh Seal.
Many film critics and film scholars consider the film to be one of Bergman's best, despite having been made relatively early in his career.
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