"Kris" ("Crisis") is a very competent film and one worth seeing. However, despite being written and directed by Irgmar Bergman, it is neither a must-see or brilliant film. However, compared to debut efforts by many famous directors, this one is much better than you'd expect.
The film begins in a small Swedish town. The very mundane life of a woman and her 18 year-old daughter is suddenly changed when the daughter's biological mother returns. This woman and the child do not know each other at all--and yet the biological mother wants to take the daughter to the city and establish a mother-daughter relationship. The daughter agrees and you really have to feel sorry for the foster-mother as she's both ill and too proud to tell the girl this to keep her there. Considering that there are LOTS of clues that would lead the viewer to think bad will come of this, what happens next isn't all that surprising.
The acting, direction and every other aspect of this film are all quite competent. However, the story itself is a bit ordinary--not bad but nothing spectacular or unexpected. Worth seeing for Bergman fans and a decent time-passer.
The film begins in a small Swedish town. The very mundane life of a woman and her 18 year-old daughter is suddenly changed when the daughter's biological mother returns. This woman and the child do not know each other at all--and yet the biological mother wants to take the daughter to the city and establish a mother-daughter relationship. The daughter agrees and you really have to feel sorry for the foster-mother as she's both ill and too proud to tell the girl this to keep her there. Considering that there are LOTS of clues that would lead the viewer to think bad will come of this, what happens next isn't all that surprising.
The acting, direction and every other aspect of this film are all quite competent. However, the story itself is a bit ordinary--not bad but nothing spectacular or unexpected. Worth seeing for Bergman fans and a decent time-passer.