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    Gunnar Björnstrand

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    Through a Glass Darkly 1961 POSTER

    Through a Glass Darkly

    1961

    Swedish

    7.9

    37

    100%

    92%

    Action

    author

    daughter

    Drama

    electroconvulsive therapy

    island

    mental illness

    schizophrenia

    Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Director Gunnar Björnstrand Gunnar Björnstrand as David Harriet Andersson Harriet Andersson as Karin Max von Sydow Max von Sydow as Martin Lars Passgård Lars Passgård as Minus
    Karin hopes to recover from her recent stay at a mental hospital by spending the summer at her family's cottage on a tiny island. Her husband, Martin, cares for her but is frustrated by her physical withdrawal. Her younger brother, Minus, is confused by Karin's vulnerability and his own budding sexuality. Their father, David, cannot overcome his haughty remoteness. Beset by visions, Karin descends further into madness.
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