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Swedish. Budget. $30,000. 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
Jun 29, 2022 · A film director tries to create the best film in history, but finds out that human abilities have their limits.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041399/
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- Ingmar Bergman Channel
May 15, 2017 · Prison (Fängelse, also known in the US and UK as The Devil’s Wanton; 1949) was the earliest Ingmar Bergman film based on his own original screenplay and over which he had full control of all aspects of production. Because in this instance Bergman was following his own artistic compass and eschewing box-office goals, the film’s independent producer restricted him to a very tight budget and a shooting schedule of only eighteen days [1].
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. Director, Writer.
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… Prison (1949) directed by Ingmar Bergman • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd
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.
