Winter Light: Iconic Ingmar Bergman

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Winter light is classic film by the iconic Ingmar Bergman. The film is very basic in terms of plot, scenery, and dialogue, along with the camera angles. With that being said it is a powerful film in terms of cinematography. The film is about about a priest and the people of his church struggling with faith and love in a cold snowy Swedish village.
With little to no background music besides the organist be played during the church services the viewer relies on scenery and dialogue. During the church service the camera captures all of the church and the surroundings. The viewer hears the church bells and sees plain white landscape in the small village. During the service the camera first focuses on the unadorned talking priest as he is going

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