"I had not seen Brink of Life since I made it in the fall of 1957. But this fact did not stop me from speaking of it in derogatory terms....The film had been an assignment: I had promised (I no longer remember why) to make a film for Sweden's Folkbiografer. I read Ulla Isaksson's fine short story collection, Aunt of Death, and was captivated by two of the stories, which, if put together, could be made into a screenplay. The screenwriting proceeded quickly and was fun (as it always is with my friend Ulla). I was given the crew I wanted; Bibi Lindström built a manageable maternity ward; everybody was in a good mood; and the work proceeded swiftly....I sat watching the same film years later in the darkness, alone and influenced by no one. What I saw was a well-told but a bit too long-winded story about three women in a maternity ward. Everything was honest, warmhearted, and intelligently done, with first-class performances, but too much makeup, a deplorable wig on Eva Dahlbeck, poor cinematography in parts, and a few too many literary references. When the movie ended, I sat there, surprised at myself and a little annoyed—I suddenly liked the old film. It was nicely behaved and accurately done and in all probability was very useful when it was running in the movie theatres....All together, the film isn't much. The actresses remain its biggest asset. Just as in other pressured situations, these women proved their professionalism, inventiveness, and unshakeable loyalty. They had the ability to laugh in the face of trouble. They had sisterhood. Consideration and caring for each other."
— Ingmar Bergman, Images: My Life in Film, 1990
Sueco con subtítulos incrustados en inglés
Tamaño: 703 MB
Duración: 01:21:59
Resolución: 480x336
Bitrate vídeo: 1103 Kbps
Bitrate audio: 88 Kbps
Códec: Xvid
El AR original es de 1:37:1, pero a veces con los vídeos NTSC no consigo mantenerlo. No se trata de una cuestión de cropping, porque ya al previsualizar la película para crear el archivo d2v el formato es incorrecto. Al final el AR del ripeo es de 1:43:1
Enlace:
Brink Of Life-Ingmar Bergman.avi 
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Subtítulos en español, cortesía de Isidoro2068:
En el umbral de la vida Spa por Isidoro2068 - Crazy_teacher.srt 
¿Podrías poner algún enlace al dvd?. Es que antes de hacer el ripeo había mirado las ediciones de Manga Films 
