Winter Light

A stark, but compelling work by Ingmar Bergman. So simply shot and what seems to be such a simple story, but layered with meaning and words that will have you thinking for days. Algot's monologue on the Passion of the Christ, and the two monologues where Tomas and Marta reveal their true feelings for each other, are immensely and deceptively powerful. The mundane and boring become fascinating - take for example the long sequence of the service at the start of the movie. It seems incredibly mundane, and yet you can't look away.