The Touch (1971)
- Starring:
- Bibi Andersson, Elliott Gould, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ingmar Bergman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
Synopsis of The Touch
This was famed Swedish director Ingmar Bergman's first English-language film, the story of a contented young wife and mother whose marriage is disrupted by an inexplicable attraction. Bergman regular Bibi Andersson plays Karin Vergerus, who is married to a prominent but stodgy surgeon, Andreas (Max Von Sydow, another of Bergman's regular troupe). They live in a small town, and their marriage is peaceful but unexciting. Enter an itinerant American Jewish archaeologist, David Kovac (Elliott Gould, in his first and last Bergman film). David's freedom to travel and live life fully is intoxicating to Karin, who yearns for adventure. But Karin still loves her husband and her family, and she ends up feeling torn between conflicting desires. Compared to earlier Bergman films which were packed with symbolism and psychological imagery, The Touch is a very straightforward and uncomplicated story. The score features music by Jan Johansson, who died in 1968. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Touch
- Bibi Andersson - Karin Vergerus
- Max von Sydow - Andreas Vergerus
- Staffan Hallerstam - Anders Vergerus
- Else Ebbesen - Hospital Matron
- Ake Lindstrom - Doctor
- Karin Nilsson - Family Neighbor
- Georges Rigaud
- Per Sjöstrand - Museum Curator
- Anna von Rosen - Family Neighbor
- Elliott Gould - David Kovac
- Sheila Reid - Sara
- Margareta Byström - Bergerus' Sect'y
- Barbro Hjort af Ornäs - Karin's mother
- Nieves Navarro
- Erik Nyhlen - Archeologist
- Alan Simon - Therapist at museum
- Aino Taube - Woman on Staircase
- Mimmi Wahlander - A Nurse
- Director(s):
- Ingmar Bergman
- Writer(s):
- Ingmar Bergman
- Producer(s):
- Ingmar Bergman, Lars-Owe Carlberg
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Adult Situations)
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