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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: Swedish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Booklet, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Production Notes, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Originally released in Sweden as Musik I Morker,Night is My Future is a seminal effort from director Ingmar Bergman. Blinded during a wartime training accident, aspiring-musician Birger Malmstein refuses all efforts by well-meaning outsiders to help him. Malmstein hires Mai Zetterling as his companion and "eyes," though he still fiercely defends his independence. They become closer as both Malmstein and Zetterling learn about new aspects of life from each other. Disappointed in his efforts to make a living as a pianist, Malmstein enrolls in a school for the blind, assuming that Zetterling will be waiting for him when he graduates. Upon learning that Mai already has a boy friend, Malmstein attempts to kill himself. Only when he gets into a fistfight with Zetterling's beau does Malmstein feel as though he's "whole" again. Night is My Future is based on a novel by Dagmar Edqvist; while entertaining, it is frankly an "entertainment," with few of Bergman's distinctive touches. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Venice Film Festival, ...Music in Darkness ( Musik i mörker ) ( Music Is My Future )
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Early Bergman that is worth a look,
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This review is from: Music In Darkness [1948] [DVD] (DVD)
This early film from Ingmar Bergman (Wild Strawberries, Persona) is the tale adapted from a novel by Dagmar Edqvist of a young man's coming to grips with blindness caused by an accident and his attempts to adjust to living a normal life with his handicap. His one desire is to be treated as a normal person. While Music In Darkness is not essential cinema it is still beautifully shot by cinematographer Goran Strindberg who work on several of Bergman's early films and therefore enough reason for any serious film fan to seek it out.
Cast: Mai Zetterling (Torment,1947; Hidden Agenda,1990) Bergir Malmsten (Three Strange Loves,1949; To Joy,1949; Summer Interlude,1950) The transfer is very good as with all of Bergman's film released by Tartan although the soundtrack is not perfect.
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