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Wild Strawberries

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Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg (Victor Sjöström) travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne (Ingrid Thulin), in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara (Bibi Andersson), a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.
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Wild Strawberries were never so bittersweet as Ingmar Bergman's beautifully written and filmed look at one man's nostalgic journey into the past.

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David Parkinson Empire Magazine Jul 23, 2013
4/5
Gunnar Fischer's photography becomes ever more luminous and Sjstrm's performance grows in greatness. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety Mar 26, 2009
It's a personal and profound work. Go to Full Review Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films Oct 29, 2008
A
With unyielding moral precision no less austere for the lack of any religious conviction behind it, Bergman subjects his protagonist to judgment for the crimes of indifference and selfishness, and pronounces a verdict of "the usual" sentence: loneliness. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Dec 16, 2023
It’s an often painful drama and [Victor] Sjöström gives a vulnerable, moving performance as the crotchety, morally imperious old man... but it’s also one of Bergman’s warmest, most understanding, and most beautiful films. Go to Full Review David Pountain Vague Visages Dec 12, 2023
Bergman's penchant for giving physical form to the conscious and subconscious mind is rarely more apparent than in his 1957 masterpiece Wild Strawberries. Go to Full Review Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema Sep 22, 2021
4/5
One of Bergman's best in a six-decade-long career littered with masterpieces. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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BEN J @the_man_with_no_name5764 2 days ago Another masterpiece of Bergman! It tells the story of a crabby old man named Isak Borg who goes through an epic, uplifting transformation. The film features great preformances from Ingrid Thulin and Victor Sjostorm. The film using brilliant flashbacks, foreshadowing, imagery, dreams, and dialouge to tell the amazing uplifting story. The film is only an hour and 30 minutes long but stands the test of time. The opening sequence dream is one of my favorite openings in cinema. It is an absolute must see movie and is a great first film to watch in the world of Bergman. See more treeart Z @RT18173845 Oct 6, 2026 自我探索的催化剂。通过梦境回溯一生，引发观众对衰老与悔恨的私人体悟。 See more Robert P @Superbad Sep 23, 2026 Wild Strawberries = a *5* Star Movie! See more Alexandre C @adjuvante Aug 19, 2026 I could strongly relate to the characters in this film See more Ken K @RT63648969 Apr 27, 2025 One of the greatest films ever made. Groundbreaking in its day. Phenomenal lead performance with a great supporting cast. An odyssey of the soul, of deep reflection, but with a much warmer resolution than other films of his dealing with the same existential questions. Incredibly original in execution. Spare but paradoxically full. Cinematography is extraordinary. Bergan was one of our most gifted filmakers and this ranks with his best. See more Julian Rex M @Julian_M Mar 8, 2025 Brilliantly meditating on the fear, ludicrousness, and beauty of the human experience, Ingmar Bergman masterfully builds on the legacy of The Seventh Seal with another atmospheric entry that suffers from queasy editing. See more Read all reviews
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Ingmar Bergman

Director

Victor Sjöström

Dr. Isak Borg

Ingrid Thulin

Marianne Borg

Bibi Andersson

Sara

Gunnar Björnstrand

Dr. Evald Borg

Jullan Kindahl

Agda

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Synopsis Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg (Victor Sjöström) travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne (Ingrid Thulin), in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara (Bibi Andersson), a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Producer
Allan Ekelund
Screenwriter
Ingmar Bergman
Distributor
Video Yesteryear, Criterion Collection, Janus Films
Production Co
Svensk Filmindustri
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Swedish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 22, 1959, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 14, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Mono
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