1957 · 91 min · NR

Wild Strawberries

Name: Wild Strawberries
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jullan Kindahl

Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Drama

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

A road trip, with a melancholic and contemplative tone. Themes of memory & nostalgia, mortality & aging, and guilt & shame 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

Stockholm

Setting

Rural

When

1950s

Season

Summer

Premise & themes

Premise

Road Trip

Themes

Memory & Nostalgia Mortality & Aging Guilt & Shame

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline Frame Narrative

Tone

MelancholicContemplativeSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

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Wild Strawberries

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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