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The Vocation
“Sven Nykvist's missionary father in Africa”
90%
Movie
30m
AI Analysis
The Vocation (1974) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Vocation (1974) — a movie tagged as Documentary with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Sven Nykvist, best known as Ingmar Bergman cinematographer, made this film as a tribute to his father who was a missionary in Kongo in the early 20th century. The story of his father Gustav Natanael Nykvist is told through his own photos, letters, and films. Director & cinematographer: Sven Nykvist. Narrators in t… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~30 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Vocation 90% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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The Vocation is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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Synopsis
Sven Nykvist, best known as Ingmar Bergman cinematographer, made this film as a tribute to his father who was a missionary in Kongo in the early 20th century. The story of his father Gustav Natanael Nykvist is told through his own photos, letters, and films. Director & cinematographer: Sven Nykvist. Narrators in the English dubbed version: Liv Ullmann & Sean Connery. Produced by Ingmar Bergman (Cinematograph AB). Digitally restored in 2022.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1974-04-02
- Runtime
- 30m
- TMDB rating
- 9.0
- TMDB ID
- 994747
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Sven Nykvist, best known as Ingmar Bergman cinematographer, made this film as a tribute to his father who was a missionary in Kongo in the early 20th century. The story of his father Gustav Natanae... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for The Vocation is approximately 30 minutes.
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