7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Winter Light (1963)
Winter Light (1963)
Overview
A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter revolves around a pastor's profound crisis of faith and existential despair, which are apolitical themes focused on universal human struggles rather than specific political ideologies or societal critiques. It offers no clear political solution to the problems it explores.
The film features traditional casting consistent with its 1960s Swedish origin, with no visible diversity or intentional recasting of roles for DEI purposes. The narrative focuses on existential and spiritual themes, without critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity through the lens of a pastor experiencing a profound crisis of faith, depicting the institution and its representatives as largely ineffectual and unable to provide solace in the face of suffering and existential doubt. While a sexton offers a contrasting view, the overwhelming narrative emphasizes the spiritual desolation and the failure of traditional faith to provide meaning.
Ingmar Bergman's 'Winter Light' is an existential drama centered on a disillusioned pastor and his spiritual struggles. The film's narrative and character arcs do not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes, thus there is no portrayal to evaluate.
Winter Light, 1963, does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes. The film primarily explores a pastor's spiritual crisis and his relationships within a small Swedish community, with no narrative elements related to transgender identity present in the plot or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Winter Light is an original film by Ingmar Bergman, not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot. Its characters are original creations, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical gender to be swapped.
Winter Light (1963) is an original screenplay by Ingmar Bergman, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a historical biopic. Therefore, its characters were introduced for the first time in this film, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to be altered or 'swapped.'
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.0
7.9
Critic Ratings
7.7
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