Ingrid Thulin

  • Marco Ferreri – La Casa del sorriso aka The House of Smiles (1988)

    1991-2000ArthouseComedyItalyMarco Ferreri

    Synopsis
    In the hippie era, the motto used to be “never trust anyone over 30.” In this geriatric romance, the motto might be amended to read “never trust anyone under 60.” Still sprightly and interested in life though they are in their 70s, the two lovers in this film are confined in an unsympathetic “rest home” by their relatives and are only able to meet rarely in a camper loaned to them by some black immigrant workers. When the staff at the home get wind of their affair, they take vigorous action to try and “calm them down” simply to reassert their deadening control over them. Eventually the two of them end their romance, but the woman escapes the rest home and finds freedom in the company of the immigrants.
    ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie GuideRead More »

  • Ingmar Bergman – Riten AKA Ritual (1969)

    Drama1961-1970ArthouseIngmar BergmanSweden



    A judge in an unnamed country interviews three actors, together and singly, provoking them while investigating a pornographic performance for which they may face a fine. Their relationships are complicated: Sebastian, volatile, a heavy drinker, in debt, guilty of killing his former partner, is having an affair with that man’s wife. She is Thea, high strung, prone to fits, and seemingly fragile, currently married to Sebastian’s new partner, Hans. Hans is the troupe leader, wealthy, self-contained, growing tired. The judge plays on the trio’s insecurities, but when they finally, in a private session with him, perform the masque called The Rite, they may have their revenge.Read More »

  • Alain Resnais – La Guerre est finie AKA The War Is Over (1966)

    1961-1970Alain ResnaisArthouseDramaFrance

    A middle-aged political activist tries to dissuade his young followers from taking radical action.Read More »

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