Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present The Passion of Anna on Friday, April 28, at 8 p.m. at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 2160 U.S. 70, Swannanoa.
The Passion of Anna
Movie Information
In Brief: World Cinema is revisiting this frequently overlooked Ingmar Bergman film. The U.S. title, The Passion of Anna, or The Passion (1969) is misleading, since it’s difficult to conclude that the film is really about Anna’s (Liv Ullmann) passion. Perhaps the American distributor simply thought it sounded sexier. In any case, the film is one of Bergman’s more flawed works. Of course, flawed Bergman is apt to be a lot more worthwhile than the best of many lesser filmmakers. That’s the case here — and for that matter, even some of Bergman’s flaws are not uninteresting. It's never likely to be at the top of anyone's list of Bergman movies, but it's certainly worthwhile. This excerpt was taken from a review by Ken Hanke, published on June 30, 2015.
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Director: | Ingmar Bergman |
| Starring: | Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson, Erland Josephson |
| Rated: | R |
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