A suicidal man confides to a priest, who can only respond with
contrived answers and his own confusion. Quintessential Bergman,
Winter Light asks the age-old question, "Why hast Thou
forsaken me?" and unflinchingly explores the search for redemption
in a meaningless existence. A triumph of austerity, beautifully
photographed by Sven Nykvist, Bergman considered Winter Light a
landmark in depicting the spiritual crisis which fuels much--if not
all--of his art. This edition features a new digital transfer.
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