Wild Strawberries story
Wild Strawberries is a 1957 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The original Swedish title is Smultronstället, which literally means "the wild strawberry patch" but idiomatically signifies an underrated gem of a place, often with personal or sentimental value. The cast includes Victor Sjöström in his final screen performance as an old man recalling his past, as well as Bergman regulars Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, and Gunnar Björnstrand. Max von Sydow also appears in a small role.
16 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 12 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| loneliness | choice | Isak was, above all, dealing with loneliness, we gather on several occasions. The story concluded with both Agda and Evald separately rebuffing Isak's attempts to become more intimate, and the young hitchhikers taking off. |
| coping with aging | major | 78-year old Isak was reevaluating his life as he prepared to receive an honorary doctorate. His age was topical time and again. |
| father-in-law and daughter-in-law | major | Isak and Marianne |
| remembering bygone days | major | Isak was re-evaluating his life throughout. |
| choosing between lovers | minor | Sara in the past; Sara in the present |
| father and son | minor | Isak and Evald |
| female attraction to bad men | minor | past Sara nearly fell for her naughty cousin |
| husband and wife | minor | Sten and Berit; Marianne and Evald; Isak and |
| hysterical woman stereotype | minor | Sten derided Berit for her female hysteria |
| love triangle | minor | Sara, Anders, Viktor; Sara, Isak, ?? (in the past) |