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1957 · 91 min · NR

Wild Strawberries

Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Drama

Wild Strawberries (1957) is a Drama film, directed by Ingmar Bergman set in Stockholm and Lund during the 1950s, in summer.

A road trip, with a contemplative and melancholic tone. Themes of grief & loss, redemption, and coming of age play out through non linear / fractured timeline and frame narrative.

Composer
Erik NordgrenGöte Lovén
Cinematography
Gunnar Fischer
Cast
Victor SjöströmBibi AnderssonIngrid ThulinGunnar BjörnstrandJullan KindahlFolke SundquistBjörn BjelfvenstamNaima Wifstrand

The world of this film

Setting

Where
StockholmLund
Setting
RuralUrban
When
1950s
Season
Summer

Premise & themes

Premise
Road Trip
Themes
Grief & LossRedemptionComing Of Age
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured TimelineFrame Narrative
Tone
ContemplativeMelancholicHopeful

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Pure Fiction

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