Torment

1944, Movie, 1h 41min

Ingmar Bergman's first produced screenplay was for the great Swedish filmmaker Alf Sjöberg's Torment, a dark coming-of-age drama about a boarding-school senior, Widgren, terrorized by his sadistic Latin teacher. When Widgren falls for a troubled local girl, Bertha, he finds himself caught up even further in a web of emotional mind games.

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7.3

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Kasper Løvborg

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Mixing social critique with a coming of age tale, Bergman's debut as a scriptwriter is a wonderful thriller-drama with excellent direction by Sjöberg. Highly recommended.

5 years ago

Ronny Svensson

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Suverän rulle med ett tidlöst tema om makt och övergrepp inom skolväsendet. Stram, spännande och drabbande ända upp i våra dagar!

2 years ago

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Ingmar Bergman's "Torment" is a powerful drama that explores the destructive relationship between a sadistic Latin teacher named Caligula and his students, particularly the idealistic Jan-Erik Widgren. When Jan-Erik falls in love with a troubled woman named Bertha Olsson, Caligula's jealousy and cruelty reach new heights. As Bertha becomes the target of Caligula's wrath, Jan-Erik must confront the dark truth about his mentor and the tragic fate that unfolds. Set in a Stockholm school in the 1940s, this classic film masterfully depicts the twisted dynamics of power, obsession, and the human psyche.

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You can stream Torment on: The Criterion Channel

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Torment include The Bells in Old Town, Any Number Can Play, All the King's Men, The Keys of the Kingdom, Only a Mother, The Children Are Watching Us.