Speed Cinema Screening: Brink of Life 9/08/18 1 pm

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Continuing the director’s concentration on the complex inner lives of women, Brink of Life captures the wrenching decisions of three women (Bibi Andersson, Eva Dahlbeck, and Ingrid Thulin) in a maternity ward of a hospital.  They wrestle of their futures as they face the decision to keep their children or put them up for adoption.  Bergman won the Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival that year and the three women earner a Best Actress award for their ensemble performance. 1958, Sweden, DCP, in Swedish with English subtitles, 84 minutes.  Recommended for 16+.

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