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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Ottilia Egerman: I've longed for you. My thoughts have been constantly with you. I've lived your life. Yet today's the first time I've laid eyes on you. Perhaps you're silently laughing at me. It doesn't matter. My love is strong enough for the both of us. Now I understand why you've come. Feel how my heart is beating. You're here to explain why my child died. What God meant. That's why you've come. To ease my sorrow and lift the burden off my shoulders.
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Johan Spegel: I didn't really die, yet I've already begun haunting people. Actually, I think I make a better ghost than human being. I'm finally convincing. Something I never was as an actor. A shadow of a shadow. Don't be concerned for my sake, sir. I've already begun to decompose.