Brink of Life (1958)
Nära livet
This intimate chamber drama, set in a maternity ward, follows the emotional crises of three women as they grapple with motherhood.
- Date of release
- 1958-03-31
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (98)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
Casting
- Eva Dahlbeck — Stina Andersson
- Ingrid Thulin — Cecilia Ellius
- Bibi Andersson — Hjördis Pettersson
- Barbro Hiort af Ornäs — Nurse Brita
- Erland Josephson — Anders Ellius
- Max von Sydow — Harry Andersson
- Gunnar Sjöberg — Dr. Nordlander
- Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz — Counsellor Gran
- Inga Landgré — Greta Ellius
- Kristina Adolphson — Nurse (uncredited)
- Bengt Blomgren — Injured Child's Father (uncredited)
- Monica Ekberg — Hjördis' Friend (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Brink of Life,, and known as So Close to Life in the UK, is a 1958 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman. At the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, Bergman won the Best Director Award, and Andersson, Dahlbeck, Ornäs and Thulin won the Best Actress Award.
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