Brink of Life

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Brink of Life is a 1958 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman that explores the emotional struggles of three women in a maternity ward.

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Brink of Life canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
adaptedFrom Nära livet
linked to: Om livet
alsoKnownAs Nära livet
awardReceived Best Actress Award at 1958 Cannes Film Festival
Best Director at 1958 Cannes Film Festival
awardSharedWith Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Bibi Andersson
Eva Dahlbeck
Ingrid Thulin
basedOn play by Ulla Isaksson
blackAndWhite true
castMember Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Bibi Andersson
Erland Josephson
Eva Dahlbeck
Ingrid Thulin
Max von Sydow
characterFocus three women
cinematographyBy Max Wilén
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin Sweden
dialogueLanguage Swedish
director Ingmar Bergman
distributor Svensk Filmindustri
editedBy Carl-Olov Skeppstedt
filmFestivalScreening 1958 Cannes Film Festival
filmingCountry Sweden
genre drama
hasSettingPeriod contemporary to late 1950s
mainTheme emotional struggle
motherhood
pregnancy
medium theatrical film
musicBy none (no original score)
narrativeFocus women’s experiences in childbirth
notableFor ensemble female cast
realistic depiction of childbirth and miscarriage
originalLanguage Swedish
partOf Ingmar Bergman filmography
producer Allan Ekelund
productionCompany Svensk Filmindustri
publicationDate 1958
releaseYear 1958
runtimeMinutes 84
screenwriter Ingmar Bergman
setIn maternity ward

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Bibi Andersson notableWork Brink of Life
Harriet Andersson notableWork Brink of Life
Bibi Andersson notableWork Brink of Life
subject linked to: Berit Elisabeth Andersson