CERN CineClub - Wild Strawberries

Wednesday 6 Jan 2016, 20:00 → 21:30 Europe/Zurich

503/1-001 - Council Chamber (CERN)

Directed by Ingmar Bergman (Sweden, 1957) 91 min.

“Wild Strawberries” explores the disillusionment of an elderly doctor, Professor Isak Borg, as he reflects upon his life and begins to perceive his mortality. As he travels to Lund to receive an honorary award after fifty years of medical practice, he finds himself repeatedly affected by intrusive dreams and hallucinations that expose his darkest fears. He slowly comes to realize that the choices he made in the past have created a cold and empty life, devoid of real meaning or value. Finally, he achieves redemption and reintegration through forgiveness and the love of his family.

Original version swedish; english subtitles