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The Swedish-language picture
Torment
(AKA Hets, 1944) marked one of the first credited screenwriting efforts of the then 26-year-old scenarist
Ingmar Bergman
, and one of the broadest international successes of the gifted Swedish director
Alf Sjöberg
; it also launched the onscreen efforts of two young Scandinavian actors,
Alf Kjellin
and
Mai Zetterling
. This tragic drama concerns the ill-fated romance between student Jan-Erik Widgren (Kjellin) and Bertha Olsson (Zetterling), a slightly older, alcoholic widow who works at a tobacco store, and whom Jan-Erik meets when he discovers her unconscious in the street. The premise of the film finds Jan-Erik struggling valiantly to maintain his ongoing sexual affair with Bertha, while grappling, on the side, with the machinations of a sadistic and abusive professor, Caligula (Stig Jarrel. Events take an ugly turn when Jan-Erik discovers that Bertha is actually Caligula's lover - setting the stage for tragedy on the night of her booze-soaked orgy with the old man. Ultimately, both lovers are relentlessly victimized by the professor's doings. The cast also includes: Olof Winnerstrand, Hugo Bjorne,
Stig Olin
, Olav Riego, Marta Arbin and Nils Dahlgren. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Cast
Marta Arbin
Mrs. Widgren
Hugo Björne
Doctor
Gösta Cederlund
Pippi
Nils Dahlgren
Police officer
Stig Järrel
Caligula
Jan Molander
Patterson
Stig Olin
Sandman
Olav Riego
Mr. Widgren
Olof Winnerstrand
Headmaster
Alf Kjellin
Jan - Erick Widgren
Alf Kjellin
Jan-Erik Widgren
Mai Zetterling
Bertha Olsson
Production Crew
Arne Akermark
Art Director
Martin Bodin
Cinematographer
Hilding Rosenberg
Composer (Music Score)
Alf Sjöberg
Director
Oscar Rosander
Editor
Harald Molander
Producer
Victor Sjöström
Producer
Ingmar Bergman
Screenwriter
Year: 1944
Runtime: 90
Country: Sweden
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Produced by
Swedish Film Production
Release
by Oxford Film
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.