Watching Silent Films

A Man There Was (1917)


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Terje Vigen lives happily with his wife and little girl on a small island in Norway. ... When he was finally freed in 1814 and can return home, he finds that his wife and daughter have died. He takes up a solitary life in his house overlooking the sea. One night he sees a British yacht in distress in a storm.

Referenced in the podcast:

The Seventh Seal: https://amzn.to/3fLkyZn
Ingmar Berman's Cinema: https://amzn.to/2WULGfD
Henrik Ibsen poem Terje Vigen: http://www.oftebro.com/Terje_Vigen_english.pdf
The Lighthouse: https://amzn.to/2WQHrBS
language culture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture

hosted by YiFeng, Lily

Recorded on March 3, 2020

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