DIGITALLY RESTORED IN 2016
A few years ago, the painter Johan Borg disappeared without a trace
from his home on Baltrum in the Frisian Islands.
His wife, Alma, subsequently left me Johan's diary,
which she had found among his papers.
It is this diary along with Alma's verbal account
that make up the basis for this film.
Can somebody move that chair?
Can you lower it a little?
HOUR OF THE WOLF
A FILM BY INGMAR BERGMAN
Have you been down there?
Quiet! Ready for take!
Camera!
Action!
No. I have nothing more to tell.
I've given you the diary.
You're wondering why I'm going to stay here.
We've lived together in this house for almost seven years.
Come winter, I can move to the mainland and work in the store.
I've done it in previous years when we were short on money.
The doctor said the baby's due in a month.
I had an examination in May, before the last time we came out here.
I remember it was a Friday.
It was pretty late. About 10:00, I think.
But it was still light out.
We had planned to stay here until August.
We were going to be completely alone.
He didn't want to see another human being here.
He was scared.
He liked that I was quiet.
He liked —
We arrived at about 3:00 in the morning.
We found a cart in a shed on the beach.
When we got here, we were happy to see that the apple tree was in bloom.
Then we discovered footprints
in the flower bed under the kitchen window.
Johan became irritated, but we forgot about it until —
We were happy.
We were happy to be back home again.
Johan was a bit worried.
He was always worried when work wasn't going well
and lately it hadn't been.
He struggled to sleep.
He was frightened,
as if scared of the dark.
It had gotten worse the last few years.