Collections/August 2023

Bo Widerberg’s New Swedish Cinema

Criterion Collection Edition #1189 Merging social-realist themes with a refined, often breathtakingly beautiful visual sensibility, the politically committed yet poetic works of Bo Widerberg broke with the inward-looking psychodrama of Ingmar Bergman to give dynamic expression to the everyday experiences of working-class Swedes. SUPPLEMENTAL FEATURES: An introduction by filmmaker Ruben Östlund, interviews with actor Tommy Berggren and cinematographer Jörgen Persson, behind-the-scenes footage, and more.

4 films