Wild Strawberries
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Wild Strawberries

8.1 / 10 1957 1h 31mNR Swedish
Drama

Storyline

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

Cast & Crew

Victor Sjöström

Victor Sjöström

Professor Isak Borg

Lead
Bibi Andersson

Bibi Andersson

Sara

Ingrid Thulin

Ingrid Thulin

Marianne

Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnar Björnstrand

Evald

Jullan Kindahl

Jullan Kindahl

Agda

Folke Sundquist

Folke Sundquist

Anders

Björn Bjelfvenstam

Björn Bjelfvenstam

Viktor

Naima Wifstrand

Naima Wifstrand

Isak's Mother

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ingmar Bergman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Wild Strawberries is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker