''Karin's Face'' (
Swedish
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title: ''Karins ansikte'') is a 14-minute film directed by
Ingmar Bergman and focusing on Bergman's mother, Karin.
Content
The film consists of still photos of Bergman's mother and other family members shown over a simple piano score by Bergman's former wife,
Käbi Laretei
Käbi Alma Laretei (14 July 1922 – 31 October 2014) was an Estonian-Swedish concert pianist.
Her father Heinrich Laretei was a diplomat in the service of the Republic of Estonia as ambassador to Sweden; when the Soviet Union occupied Estonia ...
, with no
narration
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.
Production
It was photographed by Bergman's longtime collaborator and neighbour, Arne Carlsson.
It was completed in 1983 but first publicly shown on
Swedish Television
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on 29 September 1986.
References
External links
Ingmar Bergman Foundation about the film*
1980s short documentary films
1986 films
Films directed by Ingmar Bergman
Films with screenplays by Ingmar Bergman
Films without speech
1980s Swedish-language films
Swedish short documentary films
1980s Swedish films
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