Ingeborg Holm

Sjostrom, V., Silent, (1913) 96mins

Screening Sunday 14th 2.15pm €15

This film by the great Swedish master Victor Sjostrom is an extraordinary masterpiece, beautifully realised and stunning in its sophistication, particularly considering its 1913 production date. The film helped set in motion what has now become known as 'the first golden age' of Swedish cinema and tells the often heartbreaking story of a widowed woman separated from her children by an unjust social system. A complex psychological drama it was made only shortly after the first arrival of the feature film yet is superbly acted, superbly paced and superbly told, it is fascinating to see the grammar of film being invented on-the-spot. That other great Swedish director Ingmar Bergman himself, described it as "one of the most remarkable films ever made" and would later cast Sjostrom in his film 'Wild Strawberries'. The film should be seen along side Sjostrom's other silent classic 'The Wind' made several year's later and screening as our closing film of the festival. The film was selected for the programme and will be introduced by the celebrated film writer Charles Barr.

Presented by Charles Barr

Venue Cinema 1 with live musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne