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Availability: Disc Set - This title is part of a multi-film set. Please see PURCHASING OPTIONS below to purchase. AKA: Frenzy || Hets Director: Alf Sjoberg Released: 1944 [Sweden] Genre: Drama Collections:  Criterion Eclipse Series Keywords:  Affair / Adultery || Child / Children || Relationship(s) || School || Student(s) || Teacher

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Early Bergman [5-Disc Set]

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Plot:	School boy Jan-Erik discovers that his girlfriend Bertha is seeing someone else--prompting a confrontation with his school master which leads to the boy making strong indictments against the master and the master becoming increasingly vindictive.
Overview:	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.
Cast:	Stig Jarrel  ||  Alf Kjellin (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	101 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Swedish (Dolby Digital 1.0 - Mono)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Criterion Collection  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Full Screen Mono Black & White