The read
A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
A fractured portrait of desire and isolation, following a failing marriage and parallel stories of emotional entrapment as memories surface during a train journey through postwar Europe. Told through flashbacks and multiple narrative threads, the film signals Ingmar Bergman’s emerging mature style.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
74 audience votes
Key crew
- Erik NordgrenOriginal Music Composer
- Herbert GreveniusWriter
- Ingmar BergmanDirector
Cast
- Eva HenningRut
- Birger MalmstenBertil
- Birgit TengrothViola
- Hasse EkmanDr. Rosengren
- Mimi NelsonValborg
- Bengt EklundRaoul
- Gaby StenbergAstrid
- Naima WifstrandMiss Henriksson
- Sven-Eric GambleCast
- Gunnar NielsenCast
- Estrid HesseCast
- Helge HagermanCast
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Themes
ballettraintrain travelabortionlesbian