Through A Glass Darkly - Criterion Collection

Sweden 1961 91 minutes Black and White 1.33:1 Synopsis: While vacationing on a remote island retreat, a family's already fragile ties are tested when daughter Karin (Harriet Andersson) discovers her father has been using her schizophrenia for his own literary means. As she drifts in and out of lucidity, the father (Gunnar Björnstrand), along with Karin's husband (Max von Sydow) and her younger brother (Lars Passgård) are unable to prevent Karin's harrowing descent into the abyss of mental illness. Winner of the 1962 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and featuring an astonishing lead performance by Andersson, Through a Glass Darkly presents an unflinching vision of a family's near disintegration and a tortured psyche further taunted by God's intangible presence. Cast Karin Harriet Andersson Martin Max von Sydow David Gunnar Bjornstrand Minus Lars Passgård Credits Director Ingmar Bergman Written and directed by Ingmar Bergman Assistant director Lenn Hjortzberg Cinematography Sven Nykvist Assistant photographer Rolf Holmqvist and Peter Wester Production manager Lars-Owe Carlberg Editing Ulla Ryghe Sound Stig Flodin Music Johann Sebastian Bach Music performed by Erling Blöndal Bengtsson Sets P.A. Lundgren Costumes Mago Makeup Börje Lundh Disc Features * New high-definition digital transfer * Exploring the film: Video discussion with Ingmar Bergman biographer Peter Cowie * New essay by film scholar Peter Matthews * Original theatrical trailer * Optional English-dubbed soundtrack * New and improved English subtitle translation * Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition