Foradirectionaldebut,thisisverysolidstuff,notonlyskillfullydirectedbutalsosettoabrilliantoriginalmusicscore.IwouldhoweveridentifyoneweaknesswithBergman'sdirectinghere:itisverymuchtailoredtothescript,withdialogueornarrationalmostallthetime,andthisleadstoitbeingtootalkative,withlimitedbreaksinwhichonecanstopandadmirethewaythatthestoryisbeingtold.ThefilmisinthissenseverydifferenttothestylethatBergmanwouldlate...
