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Port Of Call [1948] [DVD]

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Actors: Nine-Christine Jonsson, Bengt Eklund, Mimi Nelson, Bertha Hall, Birgitta Valberg
Directors: Ingmar Bergman
Format: Black & White, PAL
Language Swedish
Subtitles: English
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 15
Studio: Palisades Tartan
DVD Release Date: 6 Dec 2004

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

ASIN: B0006A978A
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 61,242 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A girl who has recently been released from a reform centre meets a poor sailor and they begin an affair. Set in Gothenburg harbour.

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4.0 out of 5 stars "WE CAN ALWAYS TRY AND FORGET OUR PAST", 18 Oct 2007

By	stuart "s.vernon" (MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

While Gosta, a seaman, arrives in Gothenburg, a young girl, Berit, makes a suicide attempt in the city harbour. After saving her, a rather promising relationship seems to begin but much work needs to be done from both of them in order to be together.

In 1948, Ingmar Bergman seems already familiar with the themes that he will never stop examining throughout his career. He observes and studies human behavior in everyday circumstances, in an effort to get a glimpse of its roots. Berit is depressed, but her situation has a long story, starting from her childhood. Growing up with a mother that never cared for anything and anyone but herself and a father that had a problem hiding his temper, she ended up in a reform school and the implications are therefore predictable. Gosta has just finished working in the ships and he finds himself working in the docks of Gothenburg, despite his ambition for something bigger. They are both in the need of a clean start in their lives, carrying their burdens from the past on the left and their dreams for the future on the right.

When they first meet, they can't possibly imagine how similar they are. In fact, they seem incapable of realizing anything because of the wall they have built around them in order to protect themselves. But she desperately needs to free herself from her mother (who impersonates all of her past) and he desperately needs to find someone to relief him from his loneliness. So, they will fight through all the difficulties for these goals. Eventually, she will learn to have some faith in other people, he will learn to forgive and they will both learn to face the past.

This film also works on a political level as the story takes place among the dock workers struggling everyday just for the essentials. Bergman himself admits the influence that the Italian Neo-Realists had on him in his first films and Port of Call is a characteristic example. It is mostly shot on location and the work in cinematography is really admirable, the black and white photography and the camera movement is stunning and Bergman proves how talented he is when it comes to framing. The leading actors give notable performances, especially Nine-Christine Jonsson.

Overall, Port of Call is an interesting film, a typical example of the first period in Bergman's filmography that will reach its climax with "Summer with Monika". The story may sound clich�d and na�ve at times, but it is its honesty that engages its viewers, as well as the masterful shots of the great Swedish director.

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