"Through a Glass Darkly" is the first part of Bergman's trilogy of faith. Like the other parts of the trilogy, "Through a Glass Darkly" was staged as a chamber play. As a result the acting of the four actors (Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow and Lars Passgård) takes on central importance while individual objects (the wallpaper or the shipwreck) also become symbolically charged.
"Through a Glass Darkly" starts with a scene in which the viewer learns through a…