Brilliant adaptation, and a fine movie in its own right too. Wouldn't necessarily have been a worse one with about 15-20 minutes trimmed, and it's very obviously part 1 of a 6-hour movie, but there you go. And von Sydow and Ullman head up a cast who are all determined to make this their shining moment (if by "shining" you mean "covered in mud and grime").

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What a pure and strong cinema. Sweden's Neo Realism! No wonder why this is Bergman's favourite!