Caught this film late one night, cold Colorado winter night, and could not walk away to a warm bed.
Well done, cast and crew deserve to be proud of themselves, if this is the director's wish. Never knew much about Swedish foreign film.
Bergman, of course, but not this director. Echoes of Bergman were felt.
The actors who played the leads, Martin and Barabara were perfect and carried the story. I felt their love and pain.
The summer picnic conversation around Mozart's The Magic Flute, was the metaphysical key to the lock for me. Two questions are discussed, light overcomes darkness and even the departed, are still alive and above all love survives all.
Watching the different levels of old timers pull them down into its oblivion, we see the struggles of the two lovers grasping the threads of their love, against the winds of madness.
Nancy Reagen, remarked, "They know from their side, that they are being taken away, against their will, and the look of desperation is haunting. It is the worst stage of the disease." In the last scene, Barbara moves in to Kiss Martin, and he mistakes this movement, to mean food, and opens his mouth, like a bird....its poignant and sweet.
Would own this DVD, as it gave me something I want to keep. I want to know more about the director, and the two major actors now.
SARGE
