| Port of Call | |
| Director: | Ingmar Bergman |
| Based On: | Novel Guldet och murarna by Olle Länsberg |
| Producer: | Harald Molander |
| Starring: | Nine-Christine Jönsson Bengt Eklund Mimi Nelson |
| Music: | Erland von Koch |
| Editing: | Oscar Rosander |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Language: | Swedish German |
Port of Call (sv|'''Hamnstad'''|lit=Port Town; also known as Harbour City) is a 1948 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.[1] [2] This film is strongly influenced by neorealism.[3]
The film opens when we see Berit, a young woman living in Gothenburg, tries to drown herself by jumping into the sea. Among the witnesses of this incident is Gösta, a sailor newly returned from overseas and intent upon staying on land. By chance they begin a relationship. We then realized that Berit's checkered past and the existence of her abusive and cruel mother. The plot and character development centre on the relationship between Berit and Gösta, as she discloses her troubled past of family problems and various affairs to him and he must deal with his own feelings and conflicts about such disclosure. The film ends at a high note with Berit and Gösta decide to stay together and fight for their future.