Directed by:
Ingmar BergmanScreenplay:
Ingmar BergmanCinematography:
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Ingmar Bergman's THE RITE "a world event", says the Swedish press ... A masterpiece that shocks. It is about a touring variety troupe called "Les Riens", who are prosecuted and summoned to an interrogation because one of their numbers is considered grossly indecent. They are confronted with the judge's accusations, which are extremely vague. The judge's interrogation is harsh and relentless, it humiliates the artists, confuses them, shakes their self-confidence. Who are we? What is the meaning of our lives? In a series of taut scenes with great dramatic power and tension Bergman lets the three artists reveal themselves to the spectator's astonished gaze. In scenes of passion, of blood, of darkness, which are occasionally broken by gleams of hope and consolation, the author gives a vision of what it means to be an artist and of art's sanctity and curse. In the "rite" that forms the finale of the film the judge meets death. Art has avenged itself on reason. The artists, the abused ones, have spoken. THE RITE is depicted with an intimacy, a throbbing pulse in the close-ups, a tension in the acting, which are unsurpassed. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ingrid Thulin
Sweden
Best movies:
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Winter Light (1963)
The Silence (1963)
Gunnar Björnstrand
Sweden
Best movies:
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Anders Ek
Sweden
Best movies:
Girl with Hyacinths (1950)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Cries and Whispers (1972)
Erik Hell
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Passion of Anna (1969)
The Rite (1969) (TV movie)
The Wonderful Adventure of Nils (1962)
Ingmar Bergman
Sweden
Best movies:
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
Cries and Whispers (1972) - narrator
The Passion of Anna (1969) - narrator