#0000A/Eclipse Series 1: EARLY BERGMAN: BERGMAN, Ingmar: Port Of Call (1948)

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BERGMAN, Ingmar (Sweden)
Port Of Call [1948]
Spine #0000A/Eclipse Series 1
DVD/Blu-ray


2007 synopsis

Berit, a suicidal young woman living in a working-class port town, unexpectedly falls for Gösta, a sailor on leave. Haunted by a troubled past and held in a vice grip by her domineering mother, Berit begins to hope that her relationship with Gösta might save her from self-destruction.

2018 synopsis

Strongly influenced by the neorealist films of Roberto Rossellini, Port of Call is Bergman’s most naturalistic work. Shot on location in the port of Göteborg by Gunnar Fischer (who would become one of the director’s key collaborators), the film focuses on the tentative relationship between Gösta (Bengt Eklund), a sincere, easygoing seaman, and Berit (Nine-Christine Jönsson), a suicidal young woman from a broken home. As Berit reveals more about her troubled past, and the couple confront many harsh realities in the present, a meaningful bond begins to form between them. Wit this confident and disciplined feature, his fifth, Bergman tackled moral and social issues head-on.

97 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
in Swedish
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2007/2018
Director/Writer


Ingmar Bergman was 30 when he directed Port of Call.

#0000A/Eclipse Series 1: Thirst (1949)
#0000A/Eclipse Series 1: To Joy (1949)
#0000A/#613: Summer Interlude (1951)
#0000A: Waiting Women (1952)
#0000A/#614: Summer With Monika (1953)
#0000A/#412: Sawdust And Tinsel (1953)
#0000A: A Lesson In Love (1954)
#0000A/#237: Smiles Of A Summer Night (1955)
#0000A: Dreams (1955)
#0000A/#11: The Seventh Seal (1957)
#0000A/#139: Wild Strawberries (1957)
#0000A/#537: The Magician (1958)
#0000A: Brink Of Life (1958)
#0000A/#321: The Virgin Spring (1960)
#0000A: The Devil's Eye (1960)
#0000A/#209: Through A Glass Darkly (1961)
#0000A/#210: Winter Light (1962)
#0000A/#211: The Silence (1963)
#0000A: All These Women (1964)
#0000A/#701: Persona (1966)
#0000A/#961: Shame (1968)
#0000A: Hour Of The Wolf (1968)
#0000A: The Passion Of Anna (1969)
#0000A: The Rite (1969)
#0000A: Fårö Document [1970)

The Film

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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