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Brink of Life is a suédois film of genre Drama directed by Ingmar Bergman released in USA on 7 november 1959 with Eva Dahlbeck
Brink of Life (1958)
Nära livet
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 7 november 1959
Length 1h22
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
OriginSuede
Genres Drama
Rating72%
Brink of Life, (Swedish: Nära livet, and known as So Close to Life in the UK) is a 1958 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Bergman won the Best Director Award and Anderson, Dahlbeck, Ornäs and Thulin won the Best Actress Award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.
Synopsis
Cecilia fait une fausse couche et se réveille dans une chambre d'hôpital aux côtés de Christina qui est sur le point d'accoucher. Dans un troisième lit, la toute jeune Hjördis est soignée pour un avortement manqué.Actors
Eva Dahlbeck
(Stina Andersson)
Ingrid Thulin
(Cecilia Ellius)
Bibi Andersson
(Hjördis Pettersson)
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
(Nurse Brita)
Erland Josephson
(Anders Ellius)
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