Fresh
Not exactly Bergman at his best, but still well worth a look.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Overview
A Swedish housewife begins an adulterous affair with an American archaeologist, unaware of his emotional scars as a Holocaust survivor; consequently, their relationship will be painfully difficult.
Director and cast
- Ingmar Bergman Director
- Elliott Gould as David Kovac
- Bibi Andersson as Karin Vergerus
- Max von Sydow as Andreas Vergerus
- Sheila Reid as Sara Kovac
- Margaretha Byström as Secretary to Andreas Vergerus
- Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad as Hospital Matron
- Barbro Hiort af Ornäs as Karin's Mother
- Åke Lindström as Dr. Holm
- Aino Taube Cast
- Mimmo Wåhlander as Nurse
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
64%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Although it is often oblique, the drama is without mystery, and sometimes ridiculously blunt.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
Not only a disappointment but an unexpected failure of tone from a director to whom tone has usually been second nature.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
When a film of Bergman's does not measure up to the exacting standards he has set for himself, the disappointment may be slightly disproportionate. It is not any the less acute.
TIME Magazine
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