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Director:
Ingmar Bergman
Writers:
Herbert Grevenius (writer)
Birgit Tengroth (novel)
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Release Date:
11 July 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A great new Swedish hit by the maker of "Monika" and "Illicit Interlude" more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Inga-Lill Åhström ... Piano Player (uncredited)
Carl Andersson ... Man on Train (uncredited)
Wiktor Andersson ... Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Verner Arpe ... German Ticket Collector (uncredited)

Ingmar Bergman ... Train Passenger (uncredited)
Britta Brunius ... Nurse (uncredited)
Calle Flygare ... Priest (uncredited)
Sven-Eric Gamble ... Glass Worker (uncredited)
Inga Gill ... Lady at Hotel (uncredited)
Herman Greid ... Newspaper Deliverer (uncredited)
Helge Hagerman ... Priest (uncredited)
Else-Merete Heiberg ... Norwegian Lady (uncredited)
Estrid Hesse ... Patient (uncredited)
Laila Jokimo ... Ballet Girl (uncredited)
Gunnar Nielsen ... Assistant Doctor (uncredited)
Oscar Rosander ... Man at Hotel (uncredited)
Sif Ruud ... Widow (uncredited)
Monica Weinzierl ... Girl on Train (uncredited)
Öllegård Wellton ... Ballet Girl (uncredited)
Peter Winner ... Policeman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ingmar Bergman 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Herbert Grevenius  writer
Birgit Tengroth  novel

Produced by
Helge Hagerman .... producer
 
Original Music by
Erik Nordgren 
 
Cinematography by
Gunnar Fischer 
 
Film Editing by
Oscar Rosander 
 
Production Design by
Nils Svenwall 
 
Sound Department
Gustav Halldin .... sound
Lennart Unnerstad .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Louis Huch .... still photographer
Bengt Järnmark .... assistant camera
 
Music Department
Eskil Eckert-Lundin .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Ellen Bergman .... choreographer
Ingegerd Ericsson .... script supervisor
Alva Lundin .... title designer
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Thirst (USA)
Three Strange Loves
La soif (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Dorst naar liefde (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Durst (West Germany) [de]
Jano (Finland) [fi]
La fontaine d'Aréthuse (France) [fr]
La sed (Argentina) [es]
Pathos kai idoni (Greece) [el]
Pragnienie (Poland) [pl]
Sede de Paixões (Brazil) [pt]
Sete (Italy) [it]
Tørst (Denmark) [da]
Tres amores extraños (Spain) [es]
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Runtime:
83 min
Country:
Sweden
Language:
Swedish | German
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (AGA Baltic)
Certification:
Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Hamburg, Germany
Company:
Svensk Filmindustri (SF) more

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My brief review of the film, 7 October 2005
Author: sol- from Perth, Australia

My least favourite of the twelve Ingmar Bergman films that I have watched so far, this is nevertheless an okay film in itself. I could not bring myself to care for any of the characters, and the plot is rather awkward, to say the least. Interestingly, this Bergman film has the unusual quality of not been written by the Swedish great himself, so Bergman cannot receive much blame for the storyline, which consists of different events with different characters in different time periods, all put together in an unclear fashion. The story is hard to decipher, but what I could work out, I did not find very exciting at that. Even so, this is satisfactory viewing, as the camera follows around the characters very well and Bergman shows some skill for setting up shots, even if not as greatly as in some of his later efforts. And, if not much else, the music choices are fitting. I am not sure whether I would recommend this to other Bergman fans, but I would definitely advise non-fans to proceed with caution.

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