Rent Torment (1944)
3.7 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 41min
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- Synopsis:
Torment (aka Frenzy) was based on Ingmar Bergman's first screenplay and was directed by another great Swedish director, Alf Sjoberg. The film charts the relationship between sensitive school boy Jan-Erik (Alf Kjellin), his sadistic overbearing school master nicknamed Caligula (Stig Jarrel), and his older girlfriend Bertha (Mai Zetterling). Jan-Erik discovers that he is not the only man Bertha is seeing, is being stalked and harassed by a mysterious older man. A visit to Bertha prompts a confrontation with his school master which leads to the boy making strong indictments against the master and the master becoming increasingly vindictive. Set at the height of World War 2 the character of Caligula was based hevaily upon Heinrich Himmler and portrays him as a character of weakness using cruelty to cover his shortcomings. The harsh pessimism and darkly surreal visuals offer a glimpse into the brilliance that Bergman would show in his later works. - Actors:
- Stig Järrel, Alf Kjellin, Mai Zetterling, Olof Winnerstrand, Gösta Cederlund, Hugo Björne, Olav Riégo, Märta Arbin, Jan Molander, Hilda Borgström, Gunnar Carlsson, Anna Olin, Carl-Olof Alm, Gunnar Almqvist, Ingmar Bergman, Rolf Bergström, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Carenborg, Nils Dahlgren, Bengt Dalunde
- Directors:
- Alf Sjöberg
- Producers:
- Harald Molander, Victor Sjöström
- Writers:
- Ingmar Bergman
- Aka:
- Frenzy / Hets
- Studio:
- Tartan
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- 21 Reasons to Love, 21 Reasons to Love... Ingmar Bergman, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Cannes Palme d'Or Winners, Top Films, Topping the Music Hall Bill
- Countries:
- Sweden
