Winter Light HD Remastered Edition

[Machine Translation] Ingmar Bergman, one of the greatest masters of Scandinavian cinema, is now available on DVD in a digitally remastered edition of his world-heritage masterpieces. Along with "As if in a Mirror" and "Silence", Bergman created the "Silence of God" trilogy. The film is strongly autobiographical in nature, and depicts "The Absence of God" through the anguish of a pastor who has doubts about his faith. In the story, a man commits suicide out of fear of the apocalypse after learning of China's nuclear development in the newspapers. The protagonist, a pastor, can do nothing but pray. Why does God remain silent? The fine light that changes over time in the church is beautifully rendered by cinematographer Sven Nyqvist. Many consider this film to be Bergman's masterpiece as it is the fruition of the themes he pursued. This is truly a masterpiece by Bergman. --Tomas, a pastor in a small Swedish fishing village, is in the depths of despair after the death of his beloved wife. One winter morning after mass, a fisherman and his wife come to him for advice. The wife pleads with him to help her husband, who is having a nervous breakdown and is deeply troubled by the news that China has an atomic bomb. But Tomas could not speak a cordial word to them. He had lost confidence in his own faith. His frustration grows as his relationship with his mistress, with whom he has had a relationship since his wife's death, does not work out. Soon after, he receives news that the man he consulted with about his problems has committed suicide by pistol... The 8th Vienna Religious Film Week, Best Foreign Film Award

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北欧映画界の至宝、イングマール・ベルイマン。20世紀最大の巨匠と呼ばれる彼の世界遺産的傑作群が、デジタルリマスターでDVD化! 『鏡の中にある如く』『沈黙』とともに、ベルイマンが「神の沈黙」三部作とした作品。ベルイマンの自伝的要素が濃く反映され、信仰に対する疑念を抱いた牧師の苦悩を通して、「神の不在」が描き出される。物語では、新聞で中国の核開発を知った男が終末への恐怖から自殺してしまう。主人公の牧師は何も出来ずにただ祈るのみだ。神は何故沈黙したままなのか? 教会の中で時間とともに変化する細やかな光が、撮影のスヴェン・ニクヴィストによって見事に表現されている。ベルイマンの追求したテーマが結実されたものとして、本作を最高傑作とする向きも多い。まさにベルイマン監督入魂の名編。 ――スウェーデンの小さな漁村で牧師をしているトマスは、最愛の妻に先立たれ、失意の底にあった。そんな冬のある朝、ミサを終えると、トマスのもとに漁師の夫妻が相談に来る。妻は、神経衰弱で中国が原子爆弾を持つというニュースに深く悩んでいる夫を助けてほしいと訴える。だがトマスには、彼等に心ある言葉を告げることが出来なかった。彼は自身の信仰に自信が持てなくなっていた。妻の亡き後に関係を持った愛人とも、上手く行かず、苛立ちは増すばかりであった。やがて、悩みを相談した男がピストル自殺したという知らせが届く・・・。 ●第1963年度OCIC国際カトリック映画局グランプリ ●第8回ウィーン宗教映画週間 最優秀外国映画賞

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