#skepp till india land

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Films Watched in 2024: 22. Skepp till India land/A Ship Bound for India (1947) - Dir. Ingmar Bergman

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Skepp till India land (A Ship Bound for India) | Ingmar Bergman | 1947

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Skepp till India land (Ingmar Bergman, 1947).

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A Ship to India (Skepp till India land) (A Ship Bound for India) (1947) Ingmar Bergman

February 6th 2022

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- I do care what you think. You’re the first person to be nice to me without wanting anything back. If I could fall in love with anyone, I’d fall in love with you. - You don’t realize what you’re saying. You’re crazy.  - I’m completely mad. Aren’t people allowed to be mad sometimes? - I’ve always been alone. Nobody has ever cared about me. - People shouldn’t be alone. You need someone to take care of. You need someone to love. Otherwise, you might as well be dead.

A Ship Bound for India (Skepp till India land), Ingmar Bergman (1947)

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63. Um Barco para a Índia (Skepp till India land, 1947), dir. Ingmar Bergman

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Skepp till India land (A Ship Bound for India) | Ingmar Bergman | 1947

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A Ship to India (Ingmar Bergman, 1947)

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Skepp till India land, 1947, dir. Ingmar Bergman

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Skepp till India land (A Ship Bound for India) | Ingmar Bergman | 1947

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Skepp till India Land (A Ship Bound for India) - 1947

Skepp till India Land tells the story of Johannes Blom, a young man who has just come back from a 7 year journey overseas, and who, after reconnecting with his old love, is overtaking by memories of his tormented past during a dream.

It is another one of Bergman's theater adaptations, based on a play by Martin Söderhjelm, but the first one which doesn't feel like one. It certainly shows maturity from the director who has moved on from transposing a play into the big screen to actually adapting it, making it his truly his own.

It is Bergman's second film to star Birger Malmsten, one of his major collaborators, and one in which he excels as Johannes, showing the many sides of the character's interior journey from an abused, fragile young man to an adventurous self-confident one. 

The dream aspect of it is in itself a big Bergman thing, as we are all aware, and in this film, one line stands out: "I have to think about all of this to free myself of it, once and for all.". It reflects a lot of what Bergman would explore in his future films.

Another commendable performance is that of Holger Löwenadler as Kapten Blom, a rather unknown actor outside of Sweden who incarnates Blom superbly, even in the subtlest details.

While I'm talking about actors, Gertrud Fridh, who plays Sally is worth mentioning, even though her performance isn't as mesmerising as that of the aforementioned actors, for her future involvement with Bergman, particularly in Wild Strawberries, All These Women and Hour of the Wolf.

Overall, Skepp till India Land is a great movie, certainly one of the most memorables in Bergman's early career. It shows maturity, great technique (Although it at some times stumbles), and, most of all, as his early films often do, great promise.

A little addendum: I must apologise for my absence last week. It certainly is no excuse, as I undoubtedly had time for it, but I was under the weather for part of the week and decided to hold this movie until today, being it opportune that Kvinna Utan Ansikten couldn't be found. It is not something I will turn into a habit, but it may happen again, and if it does, I apologise in advance. Know that I respect what I do here and that it is very important to me. I don't have that many followers, but I aspire to live up to your expectations. Thank you for your attention.

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A Ship Bound for India (1947)

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Skepp till India land (A Ship Bound for India) | Ingmar Bergman | 1947

Birger Malmsten

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Skepp till India land (A Ship Bound for India) | Ingmar Bergman | 1947

Birger Malmsten, Gertrud Fridh

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Skepp till India land (A Ship Bound for India) | Ingmar Bergman | 1947

Holger Löwenadler

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Skepp till India land (A Ship Bound for India) | Ingmar Bergman | 1947

Gertrud Fridh, Birger Malmsten