Brink of Life

1958 · 84 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 3,519 VOTES · DIR. Ingmar Bergman

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Overview

Three women in a maternity ward reveal their lives and intimate thoughts to each other.

Dialogue Timeline — 780 lines

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00:00:12 BRINK OF LIFE
00:05:48 Nurse! Nurse...
00:09:44 Therefore it could not be born, merely flushed away in the drain.
00:12:30 Maybe not only wombs are forced open here-
00:16:17 - How long will I have to stay here? - Three, four days, I suppose.
00:18:57 - I saw the truth in your eyes. - Well...
00:21:31 Do you mean to tell me that you wish for our marriage to be dissolved?
00:24:31 That would be all. Thank you.
00:29:22 The state is there to help and protect the mother-
00:31:43 Money this and money that. Homes here and homes there.
00:34:41 They said they would get you started now.
00:37:19 I don't know where it came from.
00:40:32 Stina is not as stupid as you might think.
00:44:06 And I brought you this.
00:46:53 Don't be silly now.
00:51:47 How nice it will be to sleep on my stomach again.
00:55:43 Keep holding your breath. Keep pushing.
00:59:34 I always used to like kids. In days of old.
01:02:02 "Who decided that?"
01:05:00 - Has the pain stopped now? - No, it still hurts.
01:10:26 I'll get some extra blankets for you, Mrs Anderson.
01:14:50 Nurse Brita, they wanted to put these with Stina. They can't, surely?
01:17:52 Is that good enough?
01:20:22 Ask him to come, if he wants to and if he's not too tired.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed780
Dialogue density9.3 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line01:20:22

Production Record

DirectorIngmar Bergman
LanguageSwedish
IMDb votes3,519