Au seuil de la vie (1958)
Cecilia fait une fausse couche et se réveille dans une chambre d'hôpital aux côtés de Christina qui est sur le point d'accoucher. Dans le troisième lit, Hjördis est soignée pour un avortement manqué. Il s’ensuit un huis clos entre les trois femmes qui s'interrogent sur la finalité de la vie. Cecilia voit un rapport entre la faillite de sa vie conjugale et sa fausse-couche. Cristina part vers la salle de travail, mais l'accouchement se passe mal et le bébé meurt. Quant à Hjördis, elle décide de garder son enfant et d'assumer seule sa maternité.
Directeur:
Ingmar Bergman
écrivain:
Ulla Isaksson
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Eva Dahlbeck as Stina Andersson |
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Ingrid Thulin as Cecilia Ellius |
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Bibi Andersson as Hjördis Pettersson |
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Barbro Hiort af Ornäs as Nurse Brita |
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Erland Josephson as Anders Ellius |
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Max von Sydow as Harry Andersson |
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Gunnar Sjöberg as Dr. Nordlander |
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Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz as Counsellor Gran |
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Inga Landgré as Greta Ellius |
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Kristina Adolphson as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Bengt Blomgren as Injured Child's Father (uncredited) |
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Monica Ekberg as Hjördis' Friend (uncredited) |
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Maud Elfsiö as Maud (uncredited) |
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Inga Gill as Mother (uncredited) |
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Gun Jönsson as Night Nurse (uncredited) |
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Sissi Kaiser as Mari (uncredited) |
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Margaretha Krook as Dr. Larsson (uncredited) |
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Lars Lind as Dr. Thylenius (uncredited) |
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Gunnar Nielsen as Doctor (uncredited) |
| Camera | Max Wilén | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Ingmar Bergman | Director |
| Writing | Ulla Isaksson | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bertha Sånnell | Costume Design |
| Writing | Ingmar Bergman | Writer |
| Writing | Ulla Isaksson | Short Story |
| Art | Bibi Lindström | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nils Nittel | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Lennart Svensson | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Carl-Olov Skeppstedt | Editor |
| Crew | Lars Engström | Medical Consultant |
| Production | Gösta Hammarbäck | Production Manager |
| Art | Hilding Gahnström | Property Master |
| Directing | Gösta Ekman | Assistant Director |
| Production | Gunnar Lundin | Location Manager |
| Camera | Sven Brodin | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Ingrid Wallin | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Gösta Hammarbäck | Producer |