Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället, Swedish; 1957) Directed and Written by: Ingmar Bergman After a certain age, we of the older generation would tend to walk around with a chip on our shoulder, are conceited with ourselves, thinking of others as not worthy of our acquaintance. We think that whatever we had done was just right and it helped to pave our own and other peoples' life. An occasional smack on the head and humbling experience will definitely make us more grounded. Sometimes, it is important for us to accept the fact and make amends to be at peace with our love ones! This, in essence is the gist of the movie by the legendary Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. Prof Isak Borg is a cranky 78 year old widower who lives alone with his maid in his big house. He is short tempered sharing a love-hate relationship with his live-in old maid (and it is nothing romantic) of many years. He is to be feted with an honorary doctorate from University of Lund for his 50...
