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This surreal Gothic drama by Swedish master Ingmar Bergman stars Max von Sydow as Johan, a troubled artist who is literally haunted by demons from his past, and Liv Ullmann as his loving wife Alma, who eventually experiences the same nightmarish delusions. A local aristocrat (Erland Josephson) and his clan, who reside in a forbidding castle and appear to possess supernatural powers, might have a hand in Johan's undoing. The film is told mostly in retrospect after Johan has disappeared, leaving behind only a diary from which his mental and emotional decline (perhaps an allegory on the difficulties of the creative process, one of Bergman's favorite themes) can be reconstructed. Borrowing stylistic elements from classic Hollywood horror movies and occasionally featuring graphic material (one scene prompted a contemporary reviewer to recommend averting one's eyes from the screen), this unusual (black-and-white) film also retains the psychological astuteness and technical finesse that earned Bergman worldwide critical acclaim and his status as Sweden's premier filmmaker.Product Identifiers
UPC0027616911353
eBay Product ID (ePID)30858755
Product Key Features
Movie/TV TitleHour of the Wolf
DirectorErnst Ingmar Bergman, Ingmar Bergman
FormatDVD
Release Year2004
GenreForeign Language
Sub-GenreSwedish
Additional Product Features
Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureSweden
Leading RoleLiv Ullmann
Release Date20040210
Film CountrySweden