Törst (1949)

Avaliação/utilizador:

6,7/10   

Diretor:

Ingmar Bergman

Escritores:

Herbert Grevenius (writer)
Birgit Tengroth (novel)

Data de Lançamento:

11 Julho 1961 (USA)

Gênero:

Drama

Chamada:

A great new Swedish hit by the maker of "Monika" and "Illicit Interlude"

Argumento:

A needy couple in a bad marriage travel back to Stockholm after a trip to Italy. Meanwhile, a widow resists seductions from two different persons - her psychiatrist and a lesbian friend.

Plot Keywords:

Psychiatrist | Lesbian | Abortion | Ballet | Marriage

Comentários dos utilizadores:

Very interesting early Bergman movie

Elenco

Eva Henning	...	Rut
Birger Malmsten	...	Bertil
Birgit Tengroth	...	Viola
Hasse Ekman	...	Dr. Rosengren
Mimi Nelson	...	Valborg (as Mimmi Nelson)
Bengt Eklund	...	Raoul
Gaby Stenberg	...	Astrid
Naima Wifstrand	...	Miss Henriksson

Conhecido como:

Thirst (USA)
Three Strange Loves

Duração:

83 min

País:

Sweden

Língua:

Sueco | Alemão

Cor:

Preto e Branco

Aspect Ratio:

1,37 : 1

Som:

Mono

Certificação:

Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Locais de filmagem:

Hamburg, Germany

Companhia :

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Very interesting early Bergman movie

True, the movie has got a few flaws, mostly in the construction; the structure lacks necessity and the flashbacks appear a bit randomly, it seems. However, the essential Bergman is already present (it's 1949): a few absolutely superb close-ups on the main characters' faces, the way people suddenly appear on camera, from unexpected angles, etc. And Bergman is already displaying some of the themes he will use constantly : the train travel, war and ruins as a background for difficult relationships, plus of course the impossibility and at the same time the inevitability of the relationship between man and woman : it's doomed, but there's no other way... In fact, the French title is "La fontaine d'Aréthuse", which points to this very idea. Precisely, I'd like to discuss another point : the original title is "Thirst". And in fact, people in the movie drink a lot : wine, beer, milk, or fail to drink : in a dramatic moment, one character refuses to drink coffee, tea is prepared, but doesn't taste good. I believe people never drink water, but water (the sea) is the backdrop for the happiest moment of the movie and the most desperate (with the suggestion of a suicide). For Bergman, I believe, Man is essentially thirsty, is desperately thirsty for something to calm and comfort him. But the world is hostile, relationships can offer only brief moments of satisfaction on a backdrop of tension and pain. Other comments on this title ? Very interesting movie overall.