a scene from "Through a Glass Darkly"
A father, David, his son Minus, daughter Karin, and her husband Martin are sitting around a dinner table in the Swedish countryside. We can see their house a few meters away.
The father has prepared a meal for the other three and they are all appreciative. They tell him that he should write cook books instead of novels.
As they begin to eat, father reveals that he is going to be going on another trip abroad, to Switzerland. The mood is palpably darkened by this revelation and Karin approaches the verge of tears.
In an attempt to repair the mood, David offers up the gifts he brought back from his latest trip abroad. He hands out wrapped packages and temporarily retires back to the country house to "find his tobacco."
The scene cuts from the table to David's room. We see him enter slowly. His tobacco is on the table, though he doesn't go for it immediately. The room is dark despite the eternal Swedish summer sun.
David breaks down, weeping his heart into his throat.
The father has prepared a meal for the other three and they are all appreciative. They tell him that he should write cook books instead of novels.
As they begin to eat, father reveals that he is going to be going on another trip abroad, to Switzerland. The mood is palpably darkened by this revelation and Karin approaches the verge of tears.
In an attempt to repair the mood, David offers up the gifts he brought back from his latest trip abroad. He hands out wrapped packages and temporarily retires back to the country house to "find his tobacco."
The scene cuts from the table to David's room. We see him enter slowly. His tobacco is on the table, though he doesn't go for it immediately. The room is dark despite the eternal Swedish summer sun.
David breaks down, weeping his heart into his throat.