The Magician 1958  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Naima Wifstrand, Bibi Andersson, Erland Josephson, Bengt Ekerot, Gertrud Fridh, Lars Ekborg, Sif Ruud
Set in the 19th century, magician Vogler (Max von Sydow) is detained at a country manor where his illusions are pitted against those of a rational scientist.
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Thirst 1949 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Three Strange Loves
Torst
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Eva Henning, Birger Malmsten, Birgit Tengroth, Mimi Nelson, Hasse Ekman, Bengt Eklund, Sif Ruud, Naima Wifstrand, Gunnar Nielsen, Helge Hagerman, Gaby Stenberg, Peter Winner, Britta Brunius
Rut and Bertil (Eva Henning and Birger Malmsten) are having an argument while riding on the train through Germany on their way home to Sweden following a vacation in Italy. In flashback, Bertil's ex-lover Viola's (Birgit Tengroth) story about her romantic confusion with a psychologist (Hasse Ekman) and her relationship with lesbian dancer Valborg (Mimi Nelson) is told. In another flashback, Rut's affair with a military officer Raoul (Bengt Eklund) mirrors the problems that Viola has endured. This early Ingmar Bergman film looks at love affairs from the feminine perspective.
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To Joy 1950  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Stig Olin, Maj-Britt Nilsson, John Ekman, Margit Carlqvist, Victor Sjostrom, Birger Malmsten, Sif Ruud, Gunnar Rystedt, Erland Josephson, Ingmar Bergman
A failing marriage is examined in this early Ingmar Bergman drama.
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Wild Strawberries 1957  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Victor Sjostrom, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Folke Sundquist, Naima Wifstrand, Max von Sydow, Gunnel Lindblom, Sif Ruud, Gertrud Fridh, Bjorn Bjelfvenstam, Gunnel Brostrom, Gunnar Sjoberg, Ake Fridell, Julian Kindahl
Elderly Professor Isak Borg (Victor Sjostrom) travels from Stockholm to Lund University where he is to accept an honorary degree. His daughter-in-law Marianne (Ingrid Thulin) accompanies him, and they stop along the way at Isak's childhood home. Through flashbacks, Isak remembers his girlfriend Sara (Bibi Andersson). Then, a teenager Sara (also played by Andersson) asks for a ride, and she joins Isak and Marianne along with a crotchety couple. Through his new acquaintances, Isak reflects on his own disappointments in life. A Bergman classic.
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| 1. The Best Intentions (1992)
2. Face to Face (1976)
3. The Magician (1958)
4. Port of Call (1948)
5. Thirst (1949)
aka: Three Strange Loves
aka: Torst
6. To Joy (1950)
7. Wild Strawberries (1957)
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