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Prison (Swedish: Fängelse), also known as The Devil's Wanton in the United States, is a 1949 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman. It is the earliest film directed by Bergman to be based on his own original screenplay.
Prison: Directed by Ingmar Bergman. With Doris Svedlund, Birger Malmsten, Eva Henning, Hasse Ekman. A film director tries to create the best film in history, but finds out that human abilities have their limits.
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- Drama
- Ingmar Bergman
- 1962-07-04
A movie director is approached by his old math teacher with a great movie idea: the Devil declares that the Earth is hell. The director rejects the idea, but subsequent events in the life of a writer, a friend of the director's, and a young prostitute he loves seem to prove the math teacher's idea. Ingmar Bergman.
Synopsis. A movie director is approached by his old math teacher with a great movie idea: the Devil declares that the Earth is hell. The director rejects the idea, but subsequent events in the life of a writer, a friend of the director’s, and a young prostitute he loves seem to prove the math teacher’s idea. Remove Ads.
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- Terrafilm
- Ingmar Bergman
A film director tries to create the best film in history, but finds out that human abilities have their limits. A movie director is approached by his old math teacher with a great movie idea: the Devil declares that the Earth is hell.
The first film Ingmar Bergman directed from his own original screenplay, Prison was executed on a minimal budget in exchange for absolute freedom. This is a self-reflexive, expressionist tale of love and faith—or the lack thereof—that fearlessly tackles some of the great existential questions.
Prison (The Devil's Wanton) is a film directed by Ingmar Bergman with Doris Svedlund, Birger Malmsten, Eva Henning, Stig Olin .... Year: 1949. Original title: Fängelse. Synopsis: Math teacher Anders Henrikson, recently released from a mental institution, decides to exorcise his inner demons in film form.
