Ingmar Bergman’s 1982 film (and five-part television miniseries) was inspired, in part, by his childhood with his sister, Margareta, and father, Erik Bergman, a strict Lutheran minister. Yet before the marital strife unfolds and the ghosts appear, the film lingers on a Nativity play and sprawling Christmas feast in 1907, comprising some of the most colorful and joyful moments in Bergman’s oeuvre.
How to Watch: Stream the film version on HBO Max and the television version on the Criterion Channel.
Falling in Love (1984)
Unfairly maligned at the time of its release, Falling in Love actually has it all: Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest, an appealing romantic turn from Robert DeNiro, and some light Brief Encounter cosplay—not to mention two meet-cute-y scenes at Rizzoli’s old Fifth Avenue store during the Christmas-shopping rush.
How to Watch: Stream on Amazon.
The Dead (1987)
For his final film, released a few months after his death, director John Huston looked to James Joyce’s Dubliners, movingly adapting the 1914 short story “The Dead.” Set at an Epiphany party in early 1904—so, not on Christmas, exactly, but the atmosphere is similar—the drama unfolds over a snowy night in Dublin, where guests recite Old Irish poetry, sing songs, and moodily reflect on times gone by. ’Tis the season, after all!
How to Watch: Stream on Amazon.
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