i felt bad for anna at the end... had to stand there and push them in the swing lol. all joking aside, this is a spectacular film especially the writing
And here Agnes writes: "The people I am most fond of in all the world were with me. I could hear their chatting around me. I could feel the presence of their bodies, the warmth of their hands. I wanted to hold the moment fast and thought, "Come what may, this is happiness. I cannot wish for anything better. Now, for a few minutes, I can experience perfection. And I feel profoundly grateful to my life, which gives me so much."
The meaning of life summed up in those two paragraphs.
I love these little gems Bergman scatters throughout his films.
In The Seventh Seal, Antonius Block say's: "I shall remember this moment: the silence, the twilight, the bowl of strawberries, the bowl of milk. Your faces in the evening light. I shall try to remember our talk. I shall carry this memory carefully in my hands..."
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Ironically enough (in view of Bergman's atheism), I had a religious experience the first time I saw this scene (when I was 20).
i felt bad for anna at the end... had to stand there and push them in the swing lol. all joking aside, this is a spectacular film especially the writing
gypsyeyes008 1 year ago
"Her faith was stronger than mine" (the chaplain on Agnes after her death)
FredricEric 2 years ago
This Chopin mazurka had a revival through the film.
FredricEric 2 years ago
On the swing she looks at her two sisters, then the maid, and, finally, God.
trees1 2 years ago 8
And here Agnes writes: "The people I am most fond of in all the world were with me. I could hear their chatting around me. I could feel the presence of their bodies, the warmth of their hands. I wanted to hold the moment fast and thought, "Come what may, this is happiness. I cannot wish for anything better. Now, for a few minutes, I can experience perfection. And I feel profoundly grateful to my life, which gives me so much."
The meaning of life summed up in those two paragraphs.
anna0karina 3 years ago 3
I love these little gems Bergman scatters throughout his films.
In The Seventh Seal, Antonius Block say's: "I shall remember this moment: the silence, the twilight, the bowl of strawberries, the bowl of milk. Your faces in the evening light. I shall try to remember our talk. I shall carry this memory carefully in my hands..."
anna0karina 3 years ago 3
how important is to have the persons which you love around... I feel the same.
MartinSlovakian 3 years ago
This is my favourite part from "Cries and Whispers"...It's so touchful! It's hard not to cry.
OdinnokayaDusha 5 years ago 10
Excellent. Thanks for posting.
adrct 5 years ago 2
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Ironically enough (in view of Bergman's atheism), I had a religious experience the first time I saw this scene (when I was 20).
wesleyan97 5 years ago