Hets / Frenzy / Torment / Kiihko. PC: Svensk Filmindustri. P: Harald Molander, Victor Sjöström. D: Alf Sjöberg. SC and assistant director: Ingmar Bergman. CAST: Stig Järrel, Alf Kjellin, Mai Zetterling, Stig Olin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Birger Malmsten. 102’. B&w. Nitrate print with Finnish subtitles, good definition. Viewed at SEA, Cinema Orion, Helsinki, Tuesday, 16 September 1997. *** A graduate’s confrontation with a tyrannical teacher is portrayed in Expressionist style. The figures of the fallen woman (Zetterling) and the demented authority figure called Caligula (Järrel) bring to mind The Blue Angel, but Hets is completely original. The graduate (Kjellin) is not without support: the other teachers and his classmates hate Caligula - learning should stem from ”heart, joy, insight” - but he chooses the lonesome route of battling his demon. Hets can also be seen as a topical contribution to the fight against authoritarian rule. It is fascinating to see a cast of familiar Bergman faces together this early.
Tuesday, September 16, 1997
Hets
025872 / 16 / SE 1944 / Sjöberg, Alf / drama
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