Istanbul Film Festival 2018

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Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten) (Country: Sweden, Germany; Year: 1978; Director: Ingmar Bergman; Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman)
Bitter resentment surfaces during a family reunion.
Cries And Whispers (Viskningar Och Rop) (Country: Sweden,; Year: 1972; Director: Ingmar Bergman; Writer: Ingmar Bergman; Stars: Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin, Liv Ullmann.)
An exploration of the relationship between three sisters and their maid.
Persona (Country: Sweden; Year: 1966; Director: Ingmar Bergman; Writer: Ingmar Bergman; Stars: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jörgen Lindström, Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jörgen Lindström)
A young nurse put in charge of a woman who doesn't speak finds her personality being submerged into Elisabeth's.
Scenes From A Marriage (Country: Sweden; Year: 1973; Director: Ingmar Bergman; Writer: Ingmar Bergman; Stars: Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Gunnel Lindblom, Bibi Andersson, Wenche Foss, Jan Malmsjö, Bertil Norström, Anita Wall, Rossana Mariano, Lena Bergman, Ingmar Bergman, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Gunnel Lindblom)
The lives of Marianne and Johan, a Swedish couple whose marriage has collapsed after ten years despite the love they have for each other.
The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet) (Country: Sweden; Year: 1957; Director: Ingmar Bergman; Writer: Ingmar Bergman; Stars: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Bengt Ekorot, Nils Poppe, Bibi Andersson)
Bergman classic about a knight who plays chess with death. Out on re-release.
Shame (Skammen) (Year: 1968; Director: Ingmar Bergman; Writer: Ingmar Bergman; Stars: Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Sigge Fürst, Gunnar Björnstrand, Birgitta Valberg, Hans Alfredson, Ingvar Kjellson, Frank Sundström, Ulf Johansson, Vilgot Sjöman, Bengt Eklund, Gösta Prüzelius, Willy Peters, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Agda Helin)
The apolitical artist couple of Eva and Jan relocate to a deserted island in order to be as far away from the war as possible. However, the war eventually catches up with them and the results are devastating.
The Silence (Country: Sweden; Year: 1963; Director: Ingmar Bergman; Writer: Ingmar Bergman; Stars: Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom, Birger Malmsten, Håkan Jahnberg, Jörgen Lindström, Lissi Alandh, Karl-Arne Bergman, Leif Forstenberg, Eduardo Gutiérrez, Eskil Kalling, Birger Lensander, Kristina Olausson, Nils Waldt, Olof Widgren, Ingrid Thulin)
Tension grows between two sisters.
Winter Light (Nattvardsgästerna) (Country: Sweden; Year: 1962; Director: Ingmar Bergman; Writer: Ingmar Bergman; Stars: Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Gunnel Lindblom, Max von Sydow, Allan Edwall, Kolbjörn Knudsen, Olof Thunberg, Elsa Ebbesen)
A pastor finds his faith tested by a suicidal man.
Wild Strawberries (Country: Sweden; Year: 1957; Director: Ingmar Bergman; Writer: Ingmar Bergman; Stars: Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jullan Kindahl, Folke Sundquist, Björn Bjelfvenstam, Naima Wifstrand, Gunnel Broström, Gertrud Fridh, Sif Ruud, Gunnar Sjöberg, Max von Sydow, Åke Fridell, Yngve Nordwall)
A retired doctor travels to Lund from Stockholm to accept an award. The hitchhikers he encounters on rural roads make the cold and taciturn doctor feel his old age, frequently causing him to reminisce about his past.
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