Sweden,
1972, 91 min
Directed by:
Ingmar BergmanScreenplay:
Ingmar BergmanCinematography:
Sven NykvistCast:
Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin, Liv Ullmann, Anders Ek, Inga Gill, Erland Josephson, Henning Moritzen, Georg Årlin, Ingmar Bergman (narrator) (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Karin and Maria (played by Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann, respectively) have come to stay with their sister Agnes (Harriet Andersson), who is suffering from cancer, during the final stretch of her illness. Attending to Agnes is her faithful maid Anna (Kari Sylwan), who, in spite of her apparent social inferiority, is the only one who remains steadfast and dauntless until the very end--the two other women, plagued by guilt, loneliness, and jealousy of one another, are unable to offer assistance or even sympathy in their sister's hour of need. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1974 - Sven Nykvist (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1974 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1974 - Ingmar Bergman (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1974 - Ingmar Bergman (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1974 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1974 - Ingrid Thulin (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1974 - Sven Nykvist (Best Cinematography)
Jussi Awards
- 1975 - Ingmar Bergman (Best Foreign Filmmaker)
Guldbagge Awards
- 1973 - Ingmar Bergman, Lars-Owe Carlberg (Best Film)
- 1973 - Harriet Andersson (Best Actress)
- 1973 - Sven Nykvist (Special Achievement)
Golden Globes
- 1973 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1972 - Best Film
- 1972 - Ingmar Bergman (Best Director)
- 1972 - Liv Ullmann (Best Actress)
- 1972 - Ingmar Bergman (Best Screenplay)
- 1972 - Harriet Andersson (Best Actress)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 1973 - Ingmar Bergman (Golden Shell for Best Film)