A ten-minute power trip where an actress discovers devotion has terrifying limits.
Acting
Hansson's silent suffering speaks volumes; Edwall's cruelty feels improvised.
Direction
Thulin turns one room into a psychological pressure cooker.
Director
Ingrid Thulin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Thulin made this after years of being Bergman's muse, weaponizing her experience of male auteur worship.
The 10-minute runtime isn't brevity—it's suffocation. No escape, no relief, just compression.
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