Torment (Swedish, DVD)

Marking Ingmar Bergman's debut as screenwriter and directed by Alf Sjöberg, this expressionistic crime of passion revolves around a young student, Jan-Erik (Alf Kjellin), his sadistic Latin teacher, nicknamed 'Caligula' (Stig Järrel), and a newsagent assistant-cum-prostitute, Bertha (Mai Zetterling). When Jan-Erik assists the drunken Bertha, he becomes her lover. Bertha is, however, terrified of another man, whom it becomes clear is terrorising her. When Jan-Erik finds Bertha dead, he accuses Caligula of being responsible. The themes of creaticity, mentors and oppressive authority, which would become Bergman's trademarks, are staked out in this semi-autobiographical work.

General

Studio:	Palisades Tartan
Release date:	December 2004
Movie released:	1944
Actors:	Stig Jarrell • Alf Kjellin • Mai Zetterling • Olof Winnerstrand • Gosta Bjorne • Hugo Olin • Olav Riego • Marta Arbin • Jan Molander • Anders Nystrom • Nils Dahlen
Contributors:	Ingmar Bergman • Hilding Rosenberg • Harald Molander • Victor Sjostrom
Directors:	Alf Sjoberg
Dimensions:	190 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Region encoding:	Multizone. Plays in all DVD players.
Video format:	Widescreen
Languages:	Swedish
Subtitles:	English
Age restriction:	15
Categories:	DVD > Feature Film
LSN:	XEH-GMJ-UKE-5
Barcode:	5023965353429

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