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) |
| Directing | Ingmar Bergman | Director |
| Writing | Ulla Isaksson | Screenplay |
| Camera | Max Wilén | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bertha Sånnell | Costume Design |
| Writing | Ingmar Bergman | Writer |
| Writing | Ulla Isaksson | Short Story |
| Editing | Carl-Olov Skeppstedt | Editor |
| Art | Bibi Lindström | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nils Nittel | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Lennart Svensson | Sound Designer |
| Production | Gösta Hammarbäck | Production Manager |
| Directing | Gösta Ekman | Assistant Director |
| Art | Hilding Gahnström | Property Master |
| Camera | Sven Brodin | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Gunnar Lundin | Location Manager |
| Directing | Ingrid Wallin | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Lars Engström | Medical Consultant |
| Production | Gösta Hammarbäck | Producer |