Winter Light

After the death of his wife, a priest loses faith. He goes on a search for God, conversing with a wide variety of people, both devout and faithless, against the backdrop of a harsh, winter landscape., Ingmar Bergman’s film, which makes, with Through A Glass Darkly and The Silence, a trilogy of sorts, sees Gunnar Bjornstrand as a village pastor, widowed and losing his faith, who is tested by schoolteacher Ingrid Thulin’s attentions and Max Von Sydow’s suicidal parishioner. In Swedish with subtitles., The second film in Ingmar Bergman’s trilogy that begins with Through a Glass Darkly and ends with The Silence, this film follows the struggle of priest Tomas Ericsson as he battles with his own faith and belief in God while attempting to provide guidance to the members of his congregation., Ingmar Bergman’s film, which makes, with Through A Glass Darkly and The Silence, a trilogy of sorts, sees Gunnar Bjornstrand as a village pastor, widowed and losing his faith, who is tested by schoolteacher Ingrid Thulin’s attentions and Max Von Sydow’s suicidal parishioner.