Prison (1949) ( Fängelse ) ( The Devil's Wanton )

Prison (1949) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Fängelse
Alternate Title: The Devil's Wanton
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
76 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1949 and produced in:
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Ingmar Bergman

Written By:
Ingmar Bergman

Actors:
Doris Svedlund ..... Birgitta Carolina Soederberg
Birger Malmsten ..... Thomas
Eva Henning ..... Sofi
Hasse Ekman ..... Martin Grande
Stig Olin ..... Peter
Irma Christenson ..... Linnea
Anders Henrikson ..... Paul
Marianne Löfgren ..... Mrs. Bohlin
Bibi Lindqvist ..... Anna
Curt Masreliez ..... Alf
Britta Holmberg ..... Birgitta's Mother in Dream (voice)

Synopsis:

A maths teacher approaches a former pupil, now a film director, with an idea for a film: the Devil declares that the Earth is hell. Upon considering the idea for his next project, the director shares his memories with a journalist while filming an ill-fated passage from his past...

Based in and around a movie studio, this experimental and intriguing film is essentially a film within a film and is notable for being the first Bergman film in which Death, a key leitmotif, makes an appearance...

Ingmar Bergman's sixth feature film, The Devil's Wanton offers in embryonic form many of the themes explored in Bergman's later work. Math teacher Anders Henrikson, recently released from a mental institution, decides to exorcise his inner demons in film.

'Morality play' on film, dealing with the question of hell on Earth, in contemporary settings.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 13 July, 2009.

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