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Starring Max von Sydow

Starring Max von Sydow

4 Episodes

In celebration of the life of Max von Sydow, the Criterion Channel presents a series of highlights from his legendary career. One of the greatest actors of the twentieth century, von Sydow is best known for his long creative partnership with director Ingmar Bergman, whose psychologically probing dramas—including their most famous collaboration, THE SEVENTH SEAL—gave the actor freedom to bare his soul and showcase his unfailingly commanding screen presence. In addition to the string of masterpieces he made with the Swedish auteur, von Sydow embodied a wide range of characters in films by art-house titans such as Jan Troell, Lars von Trier, and Wim Wenders, leaving behind a body of work that spans more than six decades and a dozen different countries.

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Starring Max von Sydow

4 Episodes

  • Wild Strawberries
    1:32:25
    Wild Strawberries
    Episode 1

    Wild Strawberries

    Episode 1

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman • 1957 • Sweden
    Starring Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin

    Traveling to accept an honorary degree, Professor Isak Borg—masterfully played by the veteran filmmaker and actor Victor Sjöström—is forced to face his past, come to terms with his faults, and m...

  • Through a Glass Darkly
    1:29:56
    Through a Glass Darkly
    Episode 2

    Through a Glass Darkly

    Episode 2

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman • 1961 • Sweden
    Starring Harriet Andersson, Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand

    While vacationing on a remote island retreat, a family finds its fragile ties tested when daughter Karin (an astonishing Harriet Andersson) discovers her father (Gunnar Björnstrand) has be...

  • Europa
    1:52:19
    Europa
    Episode 3

    Europa

    Episode 3

    Directed by Lars von Trier • 1991 • Spain, Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, Switzerland
    Starring Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Udo Kier

    “You will now listen to my voice . . . On the count of ten you will be in Europa . . .” So begins Max von Sydow’s opening narration to Lars von Trier’s hy...

  • Until the End of the World
    4:47:59
    Until the End of the World
    Episode 4

    Until the End of the World

    Episode 4

    Directed by Wim Wenders • 1991 • Germany, France, Australia
    Starring William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Sam Neill

    Conceived as the ultimate road movie, this decades-in-the-making science-fiction epic from Wim Wenders follows the restless Claire Tourneur (Solveig Dommartin) across continents as ...

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