The Touch

The Touch

Directed by Ingmar Bergman • 1971 • Sweden
Starring Elliott Gould, Bibi Andersson, Max von Sydow

With his first English-language film, a critical and box-office disaster, Ingmar Bergman delivered a compelling portrait of conflicting desires. In THE TOUCH, a chance encounter between seemingly contented housewife Karin (Bibi Andersson) and David (Elliott Gould), an intense American archaeologist scarred by his family’s past, leads to the initiation of a torrid and tempestuous affair, one that eventually threatens the stability of Karin’s marriage to a respected local surgeon (Max von Sydow). Upon its release, the filmmaker declared this emotionally complex and sensitively performed film to be his first real love story.

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The Touch
  • The Touch

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman • 1971 • Sweden
    Starring Elliott Gould, Bibi Andersson, Max von Sydow

    With his first English-language film, a critical and box-office disaster, Ingmar Bergman delivered a compelling portrait of conflicting desires. In THE TOUCH, a chance encounter between seemingly con...

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  • Ingmar Bergman

    The following fifty-five-minute documentary by Stig Björkman was shot on location during the making of THE TOUCH in 1970, and features interviews with director Ingmar Bergman and actors Bibi Andersson, Elliott Gould, and Max von Sydow.