The alluring use of light, shadows and contrast add a further dimension to the melancholy and beauty of the film. The main character Isak Borg reflects on life and death guided by memories and dreams. Bergman leads the viewer to enter the protagonists consciousness and subconsciousness through the use of double-exposure and music. Whenever Borg reflected or even re-lived his dreams, a harp sound would play emphasizing a thematic musical presence. When the character came back to 'reality', many times the director used double exposure to indicate the real dimension. The linearity and non-linearity of time pushed not only cinematic but also philosophic boundaries. The use of cinematic tools served to question humanities conception of time, life, death, consciousness and so on. The re-appearance of the clock with pointers represented the protagonist's personal questions about the passing of time as well as the blur between dreams and so-called reality. Aren't dreams a kind of reality?
"It is as if i'm dead, but i'm alive. Dreams tell me something I dont want to realize on my own."
-Samira
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