{"id":15365,"date":"2011-01-05T14:36:56","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T21:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15365"},"modified":"2021-01-30T23:42:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T06:42:28","slug":"wild-strawberries-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15365","title":{"rendered":"Wild Strawberries (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Recently I&#8217;ve had the weirdest dreams &#8212; as if I must tell myself something I won&#8217;t listen to when I&#8217;m awake.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Poster-Original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Poster-Original-136x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Poster-Original-136x300.jpg 136w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Poster-Original-58x128.jpg 58w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Poster-Original.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn elderly professor (Victor Sjostrom) travelling to an awards ceremony reflects upon the joys and pains of his past, attempting to understand why he is seen by many as cold and unforgiving.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Character Arc<\/li>\n<li>Elderly People<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Ingmar Bergman Films<\/li>\n<li>Max von Sydow Films<\/li>\n<li>Road Trip<\/li>\n<li>Scandinavian Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary accurately labels this enduring &#8220;journey of self-knowledge&#8221; by master writer\/director Ingmar Bergman as &#8220;cinematic storytelling at its best&#8221; &#8212; a beloved film which &#8220;defies criticism&#8221; given how great its &#8220;impact [has] been on &#8216;art&#8217;-film lovers, film students, and filmmakers.&#8221; He notes that watching it is akin to being &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15295\">with Scrooge on a look at Christmas Past<\/a>&#8220;, as the film&#8217;s protagonist (Victor Sjostrom, giving a &#8220;captivating performance&#8221; as &#8220;cold&#8221; professor Isak Borg) slowly &#8220;begins to display traces of humanity and compassion&#8221;. Indeed, it&#8217;s impossible not to be moved by Borg&#8217;s haunting process of self-discovery, as he&#8217;s forced (through insistent dreams and visions) to acknowledge aspects of his personality that have caused him unspoken grief over the years. <\/p>\n<p><em>Wild Strawberries<\/em> is, in essence, an elaborate &#8220;flashback film&#8221;, yet with a strategic thematic twist, given that Borg is privy to life-altering scenes he could never have seen in real life. Indeed, Bergman daringly plays with the viewer&#8217;s notion of cinematic continuity and integrity in a way that audiences at the time found either frustrating or thrilling (Bosley Crowther of the New York Times, for instance, referred to the film as &#8220;so thoroughly mystifying that we wonder whether Mr. Bergman himself knew what he was trying to say&#8221;.) Peary, however, argues in retrospect that &#8220;rather than being as intimidating as later Bergman films, [<em>Wild Strawberries<\/em>] is simple enough on the surface for viewers to have the energy to dig for the inner meanings and complexities&#8221; &#8212; and it&#8217;s certainly the best film to introduce to budding film fanatics interested in exploring Bergman&#8217;s esteemed oeuvre. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Victor Sjostrom as Isak Borg<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Sjostrom.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Sjostrom-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Sjostrom-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Sjostrom-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Sjostrom-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Sjostrom.png 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ingrid Thulin as Marianne (Borg&#8217;s daughter-in-law)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Thulin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Thulin-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Thulin-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Thulin-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Thulin-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Thulin.png 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The opening nightmare sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Opening.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Opening-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Opening-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Opening-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Opening-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Opening.png 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gunnar Fischer&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Imagery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Imagery-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Imagery-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Imagery-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Imagery-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Wild-Strawberries-Imagery.png 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an undisputed foreign classic by a master director.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foreign Gem<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050986\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1959\/06\/23\/archives\/screen-elusive-message-wild-strawberries-is-a-swedish-import.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a> (make sure to read the &#8220;Also on the program&#8230;&#8221; note at the bottom of this review! random, but it tickled me somehow)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigsawlounge.co.uk\/film\/wildstrawberries.html\">Jigsaw Lounge Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/95892\/wild-strawberries#articles-reviews?articleId=141987\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/index.php?page=review&#038;id=877\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/wild-strawberries\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Recently I&#8217;ve had the weirdest dreams &#8212; as if I must tell myself something I won&#8217;t listen to when I&#8217;m awake.&#8221; Synopsis: An elderly professor (Victor Sjostrom) travelling to an awards ceremony reflects upon the joys and pains of his past, attempting to understand why he is seen by many as cold and unforgiving. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Character Arc Elderly People Flashback Films Ingmar Bergman Films Max von Sydow Films Road Trip Scandinavian Films Response to Peary\u2019s Review:&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15365\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15365"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67288,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15365\/revisions\/67288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}