Hour of the Wolf [Special Edition] DVD

Hour of the Wolf
The Hour of the Wolf (original Swedish title: Vargtimmen) is Ingmar Bergman's spin on the demons that plague his fellow creative artists. Max von Sydow plays a painter who, while spending a summer in seclusion with his pregnant wife Liv Ullmann, is visited by bizarre and disturbing visions. Before long, Ullmann is also experiencing her husband's hallucinations; one of these, an old, faceless woman, advises Ullmann to read Von Sydow's diary. Doing so, Ullmann discovers that her husband has been cheating on her with Ingrid Thulin. In the subsequent domestic squabble, Von Sydow shoots and wounds his wife. The artist's punishment for this behavior is to have his lover, now dead, spring back to life and humiliate him in full view of Ullmann. Hour of the Wolf has something to say about the dangers of artists becoming too self-centered and self-involved; one hopes that most artists are not as thoroughly punished (or punishable) as Max Von Sydow. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Liv Ullmann as Alma Max von Sydow as Johan Erland Josephson as Baron Von Merkens Gertrud Fridh as Corinne Von Merkens Bertil Anderberg as Ernst Von Merkens Georg Rydeberg as Lindhorst Ulf Johansson as Curator Heerbrand Naima Wifstrand as Lady with the hat Lenn Hjortzberg as Kreisler

Crew Marik Vos-Lundh - Art Director Mago - Costume Designer Ingmar Bergman - Director Ulla Ryghe - Editor Lars Johan Werle - Composer (Music Score) Alan Blair - Songwriter Sven Nykvist - Cinematographer Lars-Owe Carlberg - Producer Marik Vos-Lundh - Set Designer Evald Andersson - Special Effects Ingmar Bergman - Screenwriter Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Featured Music Johann Sebastian Bach - Featured Music

Hour of the Wolf
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Liv Ullmann: National Board of Review, Best Actress (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: cc Brand-new digital film transfer presented in the original aspect ratio (1.33:1) Original Swedish audio (mono) English, French and Spanish language subtitles "The Search for Sanity" featurette On-camera interviews with Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson Audio commentary by Ingmar Bergman biographer Marc Gervais Ingmar Bergman at Work and Hour of the Wolf photo galleries Original theatrical trailer DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 93 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Title/Lonesome Home [9:40] 2. Drawing the Monsters [7:09] 3. 216-Year-Old Advice [2:45] 4. Johan's Diary [2:37] 5. Bruised and Nervous [3:43] 6. The Chatty Curator [1:43] 7. Detailed Accounting [2:55] 8. Dinner With Artistocrats [4:57] 9. A Diverting Puppet Show [6:51] 10. The Vogler Scandal [3:54] 11. Hour of the Wolf [4:43] 12. Not a Snake Bite [7:30] 13. A Gun and Veronica [:04] 14. The Old Harlot's Desires [5:52] 15. Up the Wall With Jealousy [2:07] 16. To Better Hear the Music [2:35] 17. Ready for the Occasion [2:02] 18. A Lover's Reunion [2:49] 19. Alma and the Cannibals [5:16] 20. Too Much Love? [5:37]