In the uniqueness of his imagery and the intimacy with which he observes some of the details of these four people's lives, [Bergman reminds us] that he is still one of the most distinctive and compelling directors in the cinema today.

The acting is finely modulated; Miss Andersson's flirtation with insanity is a ballet.

Through a Glass Darkly is one of the best and certainly the ripest of Ingmar Bergman's creations, a film as subtle as Wild Strawberries but solider in substance.

[It] showcases the diversity and intellectual rigor with which the Swedish director probed the relationship between the divine and the human.