The film, which brought Bergman the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival , is a metaphorical allegory in a comedy package. The film borrows Vogler's deception process, which contains multiple inner meanings. There are a lot of satire and content aimed at critics and the bourgeoisie in the film. Of course, there are also religious propositions of Bergman, which also question and doubt the existence of God and the real communication between people. Du Lin's masquerade (Wogler's wife in the film) is astonishingly handsome, and is equally as commendable as Sido's performance.
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Extended Reading
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Johan Spegel: I've prayed for just one thing in my life. "Use me. Make me your servant." But God never understood what a strong devoted slave I was. So I went unused. That's a lie too, by the way. One goes step by step into the darkness. The movement itself is the only truth.
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Dr. Vergerus, Minister of Health: I'll tell you a secret. I've struggled all evening with an inexplicable sympathy for you and your husband.
Manda Vogler: That doesn't sound likely.
Dr. Vergerus, Minister of Health: I took an immediate liking to you. Your faces, your silence, your natural dignity. I only admit the deplorable fact because I'm tipsy.
Manda Vogler: Then leave us alone.
Dr. Vergerus, Minister of Health: I can't.
Manda Vogler: Why not?
Dr. Vergerus, Minister of Health: Because you represent what I despise most of all. The inexplicable.