Torment (also known as Frenzy) was based on Ingmar Bergman's first screenplay and was directed by another great Swedish director Alf Sjoberg. The film charts the relationship between sensitive school boy Jan-Erik (Alf Kjellin) his sadistic overbearing school master nicknamed Caligula (Stig Jarrel) and his older girlfriend Bertha (Mai Zetterling). Jan-Erik discovers that he is not the only man Bertha is seeing is being stalked and harassed by a mysterious older man. A visit to B
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Marking Ingmar Bergman's debut as screenwriter and directed by Alf Sjöberg, this expressionistic crime of passion revolves around a young student, Jan-Erik (Alf Kjellin), his sadistic Latin teacher, nicknamed 'Caligula' (Stig Järrel), and a newsagent assistant-cum-prostitute, Bertha (Mai Zetterling). When Jan-Erik assists the drunken Bertha, he becomes her lover. Bertha is, however, terrified of another man, whom it becomes clear is terrorising her. When Jan-Erik finds Bertha dead, he accuses Caligula of being responsible. The themes of creaticity, mentors and oppressive authority, which would become Bergman's trademarks, are staked out in this semi-autobiographical work.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Torment (also known as Frenzy) was based on Ingmar Bergman's first screenplay and was directed by another great Swedish director, Alf Sjoberg. The film charts the relationship between sensitive school boy Jan-Erik (Alf Kjellin), his sadistic overbearing school master nicknamed Caligula (Stig Jarrel), and his older girlfriend Bertha (Mai Zetterling). Jan-Erik discovers that he is not the only man Bertha is seeing, is being stalked and harassed by a mysterious older man. A visit to Bertha prompts a confrontation with his school master which leads to the boy making strong indictments against the master and the master becoming increasingly vindictive. Set at the height of World War 2 the character of Caligula was based hevaily upon Heinrich Himmler and portrays him as a character of weakness using cruelty to cover his shortcomings. The harsh pessimism and darkly surreal visuals offer a glimpse into the brilliance that Bergman would show in his later works. Actors Stig Jarrel, Alf Kjellin, Mai Zetterling, Olof Winnerstrand & Stig Olin Director Alf Sjoberg Certificate 15 years and over Year 1944 Screen Fullscreen 4:3 Languages Swedish - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono Subtitles English Duration 1 hour and 41 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
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