Field of Wild Strawberries and Wild Strawberries (Smultron o Smultronställe)

Due to the high latitude and cold winters in Scandinavia countries, there are very few varieties of fruit. Even in areas close to the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, the temperature in winter is not low, but due to the lack of sunshine in winter , so the only fruits that can be grown locally are apples, pears and plums, but fortunately, the creator is fair, these areas lack fruits, but have extremely rich berries, that is, various kinds of berries that we talk about on weekdays, from Red and bright strawberries, black and purple bearberries, and golden cloudberries are found in the extreme north. There are many patterns. Of course, they have also entered the daily life of the Nordic people without exception. In addition to eating, they also inevitably have cultural meanings, especially the strawberries and wild strawberries that come with Midsummer. With an average of more than 12 hours of sunlight in spring and summer, the local strawberries are extraordinarily sweet and not small. Strawberries in Swedish have a cute name called jordgubbe (literally "the little old man/guy of the land"), and because of their cute looks, Swedish parents affectionately call their little boys gubbe, little girls For gumma, the transition between old and small depends on the context. Second, because strawberries were introduced from France in the 18th century, they were called garden strawberries in order to distinguish them from local wild strawberries (smultron). Use jordgubbe to distinguish smultron.

However, the Nordic people before the 18th century enjoyed the wild relatives of strawberries, that is, wild strawberries, which are extremely small, not as sweet as strawberries, but have a far better aroma than prepared small berries. Almost no one dislikes them. Their distribution is also very variable. They can be found in the small garden of the holiday house, or by the river or in the forest when hiking. Therefore, when you walk and walk, you will be overjoyed to see a bunch of wild strawberries. After eating, it leaves a lingering fragrance. Therefore, Smultronställe, a place where many wild strawberries grow, is not only a literal meaning in Swedish, but also a metaphor, a place that instructs people to feel happy and beautiful. Every Swede has a childhood summer in his heart that he knows about the land of wild strawberries and the beauty it brings to his heart forever.

The film Smultronstället, written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, was released in 1957. The original meaning in Swedish is "The Land of Wild Strawberries", but the English title is somehow translated into Wild Strawberries, which not only means "the land of wild strawberries".地” is removed, and the definite article form is also omitted. The Chinese was probably translated directly from English, so this film became "Wild Strawberry", which is also the reason why many fans do not understand why this film has such a title, because there is only one scene in the whole film that is in front of the hero. Girlfriend is picking wild strawberries. But if you understand the metaphor of the original title and the land of wild strawberries, it's very easy to understand the director's intention to choose the title.

In the winter of 1956-1957, Bergman's work was very busy. In the summer of that year, "The Seventh Seal" was staged, and then three plays were staged at the Malmö Municipal Theater: "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "Erie". King XIV and Peer Gynt. As a result, his body was overdrawn and he was admitted to Karolinska Hospital after the winter, where he stayed for nearly two months. Although he was recuperating, he wrote a script, which is "The Land of Wild Strawberries".

The script was inspired by his trip to Dalarna in the fall of 1956, passing through Uppsala to his grandmother's holiday home. Bergman has never been close to his parents, but he is very close to his grandmother. During his childhood, he spent his summers in his grandmother's holiday house. There was a field of wild strawberries that belonged to him by the river near the house. Land, where is the epitome of his fond childhood memories. So he thought of making a movie, a movie about reconciliation with life and relatives when people are old.

Bergman said in an interview that because of the roughness of reality, in a way, he has been living in his childhood.

In the film, Bergman uses several dreams to connect the hero Isaac, a successful but lonely medical professor for most of his life. Bergman said that the professor looks very much like his father on the surface, but he is more like himself on the inside, so this film is more like it was written for him. At the time of his career success, the great director should be very lonely. So I thought of my own wild strawberry field and the carefree time I always wanted to go back to.

Only he knows whether the director's wish will come true. When Midsummer is coming, everyone in northern Europe can find their own wild strawberry land.