Wild Strawberries = Smultronstället (1957)
A distinguished professor emeritus who lives alone with his housekeeper can only come to terms with his egocentricity by traveling back in time to his earliest youth, finding there the seeds of his failure as husband, lover, father. This film deals with the phenomena of old age wherein childhood memories return with ever-increasing clarity while great stretches of the prime of life vanish into obscurity.
Primary Title
- Wild Strawberries = Smultronstället
Date Broadcast
- 1957
Release Year
- 1957
Duration
- 91:52
Channel
- TV and Radio
Broadcaster
- He Māra Mahara | Cultural Collections
Programme Description
- A distinguished professor emeritus who lives alone with his housekeeper can only come to terms with his egocentricity by traveling back in time to his earliest youth, finding there the seeds of his failure as husband, lover, father. This film deals with the phenomena of old age wherein childhood memories return with ever-increasing clarity while great stretches of the prime of life vanish into obscurity.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Swedish
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Film out of copyright (NZ). Made for the University of Auckland's educational use.
Subjects
- Feature films--Sweden
- College teachers--Drama
- Early memories--Drama
- Old age--Drama
- Older men--Sweden--Drama
Genres
- Drama
Contributors
- Ingmar Bergman (Director)
- Ingmar Bergman (Writer)
- Victor Sjöström (Actor)
- Bibi Andersson (Actor)
- Ingrid Thulin (Actor)
- Gunnar Björnstrand (Actor)
- Jullan Kindahl (Actor)
- Folke Sundquist (Actor)
- Björn Bjelfvenstam (Actor)
- Naima Wifstrand (Actor)
- Gunnel Broström (Actor)
- Gertrud Fridh (Actor)
- Max von Sydow (Actor)
- Åke Fridell (Actor)
- Allan Ekelund (Producer)
- Gunnar Fischer (Cinematographer)
- Gittan Gustafsson (Production Designer)
- Oscar Rosander (Editor)
- Erik Nordgren (Composer)
- Göte Lovén (Composer)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Feature films--Sweden
- College teachers--Drama
- Early memories--Drama
- Old age--Drama
- Older men--Sweden--Drama