Brink of life

Duration: 84

Year Published: 1958

Creator: : = Nara livet / Nordisk Tonefilm ; production manager, Gösta Hammarbäck ; directed by Ingmar Bergman ; script by Ingmar Bergman and Ulla Isaksson.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Bergman, Ingmar, 1918-2007.; Hammarbäck, Gösta.; Isaksson, Ulla, 1916-2000 The friendly, the dignified.; Wilén, Max.; Skeppstedt, Carl-Olof.; Dahlbeck, Eva, 1920-2008.; Thulin, Ingrid.; Andersson, Bibi.; Sydow, Max von, 1929-; Josephson, Erland, 1923-2012.; Nordisk Tonefilm.; Janus Films.; Ajay Film Co.; Nära livet.; So close to life.; The friendly, the dignified.; Det vänliga, det värdiga.

Description: Production date taken from print.; Credits and distribution information taken from Birgitta Steene's Ingmar Bergman: A guide to references and resources, pp. 93-96.; Based on Ulla Isaksson's short story "Det vänliga, det värdiga" [The kind, the dignified].; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Photography, Max Wilén ; editor, Carl-Olof Skeppstedt.; Eva Dahlbeck, Ingrid Thulin, Bibi Andersson, Max von Sydow, Erland Josephson.; Set in a maternity ward during a 24-hour period, this drama focuses on three women. One has a miscarriage, one loses her baby at childbirth, and the third at first wants to have an abortion.; In Swedish with English subtitles.; PFA 1616-112-10402. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: June 19, 2001.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE