The BFI is proud to present Ingmar Bergman's The Touch available here for the first time on Blu-ray worldwide. Happily married mother Karin (Bibi Andersson, Persona) surprises herself by responding in kind to a sudden profession of love from David (Elliott Gould, Mash), an archaeologist visiting Sweden, whom her doctor husband (Max von Sydow) has befriended. But however exhilarating, love is seldom simple and deceit - and David's volatile temperament - take their toll. Bergman's first film made with an established Hollywood star was originally released in an entirely... English-language version, this presentation of The Touch is a restoration by the Swedish Film Institute from the original negative of Bergman's preferred Swedish-English cut. Features: Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition Ingmar Bergman (1971, 53mins): on-set documentary on the making of The Touch In Conversation with Liv Ullman (2018, 60 mins): the actress interviewed on stage by Geoff Andrew at BFI Southbank Sheila Reid: The Touch (2018, 21 mins) the only British actress to appear in a Bergman film recalls working on The Touch Fully illustrated booklet with new writing by Geoff Andrew and Vic Pratt, and full film credits [show more]
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Drama directed by Ingmar Bergman in which a love triangle is set up when archaeologist David Kovak (Elliott Gould) visits the home of Swedish surgeon Andreas (Max von Sydow), only to fall in love with his wife Karin (Bibi Andersson). They begin an affair, Karin frequently visiting David at his apartment, until he has to go away for six months. Upon his return the affair continues, and Andreas realises that his wife has been unfaithful.
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