The Touch film review: BFI film season gets off to an intriguing start
JULY marks the centenary of the birth of Swedish giant Ingmar Bergman.
Bibi Andersson stars alongside Elliott Gauld in the 1970's classic
Celebrations are already underway with an extensive season at the BFI in London and selective re-issues playing around the country.
The most intriguing of those is probably The Touch, a 1971 drama charting the anguished affair between Karin (Bibi Andersson) and archaeologist David (Elliott Gould).
Karin's husband Andreas (Max von Sydow) seems remarkably sanguine about the whole messy business but his calm, sensible manner is in stark contrast to the unreasonable, childish demands of David.
A jagged, mournful tale in which love makes fools of everyone.