Torment
1944
⏱️ 101 min
📅 Released
🌐 SV
Drama
Jan-Erik Widgren meets the lonely Bertha Olsson, a woman struggling with alcoholism. Though Bertha is already linked to Caligula, Jan-Erik's heartless teacher, she begins a relationship with the boy anyway. When Caligula learns that Jan-Erik is having an affair with Bertha, he begins to torture his student psychologically. He reserves his cruelest behavior for Bertha, however, which results in a tragic turn of events.
Where to Watch (US)
Stream
Criterion Channel
Crew
Director
Alf Sjöberg
Writer
Ingmar Bergman
Producer
Victor Sjöström, Harald Molander
Production
SF Studios
Keywords
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