Called to court on obscenity charges, a theatre troupe are forced to expose their neuroses and inner psychological torments.
Acting
Thulin's unraveling — she burns through the screen in under 72 minutes.
Direction
Bergman stages psychological warfare like a fever dream courtroom drama.
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist's harsh close-ups leave nowhere for the characters — or you — to hide.
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bergman wrote this in three weeks after Swedish Television commissioned a 'quick' project — he delivered a psychological grenade instead.
The obscenity trial mirrors Bergman's own battles with censorship, making this his most nakedly autobiographical work about being an artist under scrutiny.
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