Brink of Life

Brink of Life (US), So Close to Life (UK)
Swedish poster
Directed by	Ingmar Bergman
Written by	Ulla Isaksson
Starring	Eva Dahlbeck Ingrid Thulin Bibi Andersson
Release dates	31 March 1958 (1958-03-31)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Brink of Life, (Swedish: Nära livet, and known as So Close to Life in the UK) is a 1958 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Bergman won the Best Director Award and Anderson, Dahlbeck, Ornäs and Thulin won the Best Actress Award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Cast

Eva Dahlbeck as Stina Andersson
Ingrid Thulin as Cecilia Ellius
Bibi Andersson as Hjördis Petterson
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs as Nurse Brita
Erland Josephson as Anders Ellius
Max von Sydow as Harry Andersson
Gunnar Sjöberg as Dr. Nordlander
Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz as Counsellor Gran
Inga Landgré as Greta Ellius

Reception

Brink of Life received generally mixed reviews from critics.^[2]

Censorship

When Brink of Life was first released in Italy in 1960 the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities rated it as VM16: not suitable for children under 16. In order for the film to be screened publicly, the Committee imposed the removal of the scene in which Stina is in pain due to labour. The reason for the age restriction and removal of the scene cited in the official documents, is that the film was not suitable to the sexual morals of a minor in the Italian society, and the scene was considered to be shocking.^[3] The official document number is: 31260, it was signed on 20 April 1960 by Minister Domenico Magrì.^[4]

References

↑ "Festival de Cannes: Brink of Life". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
↑ "'Brink of Life' (1958) on RT". Rotten Tomatoes.
↑ Italia Taglia Database of the documents produced by the Committee for the Theatrical Review of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, from 1944 to 2000.
↑ Italia Taglia Database of the documents produced by the Committee for the Theatrical Review of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, from 1944 to 2000.

External links

Brink of Life (US), So Close to Life (UK) at the Internet Movie Database
Brink of Life at the Swedish Film Institute Database

Ingmar Bergman

Filmography

Films directed	Crisis (1946) It Rains on Our Love (1946) A Ship Bound for India (1947) Music in Darkness (1948) Port of Call (1948) Prison (1949) Thirst (1949) To Joy (1950) This Can't Happen Here (1950) Summer Interlude (1951) Secrets of Women (1952) Summer with Monika (1953) Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) A Lesson in Love (1954) Dreams (1955) Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) The Seventh Seal (1957) Wild Strawberries (1957) Brink of Life (1958) The Magician (1958) The Virgin Spring (1960) The Devil's Eye (1960) Through a Glass Darkly (1961) Winter Light (1963) The Silence (1963) All These Women (1964) Persona (1966) Hour of the Wolf (1968) Shame (1968) The Rite (1969) The Passion of Anna (1969) The Touch (1971) Cries and Whispers (1972) Scenes from a Marriage (1973) The Magic Flute (1975) Face to Face (1976) The Serpent's Egg (1977) Autumn Sonata (1978) From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) Fanny and Alexander (1982) After the Rehearsal (1984) The Blessed Ones (1986) In the Presence of a Clown (1997) Saraband (2003)

Films written	Torment (1944) Woman Without a Face (1947) Eva (1948) While the City Sleeps (1950) Divorced (1951) Last Pair Out (1956) The Pleasure Garden (1961) The Best Intentions (1992) Sunday's Children (1992) Private Confessions (1996) Faithless (2000)

Documentaries	The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1986)

Short films	"Daniel" (Segment in Stimulantia; 1967) Karin's Face (1986)

Television theatre	Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957) The Venetian (1958) Rabies (1958) The Image Makers (2000)

Related topics	Bergman Week Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie The Dove The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Award Bibliography

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