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Thirst

Original title: Törst
  • 19491949
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 23m
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6.5/10
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Thirst (1949)
Drama
A needy couple in a bad marriage travel back to Stockholm after a trip to Italy. Meanwhile, a widow resists seductions from two different persons - her psychiatrist and a lesbian friend.A needy couple in a bad marriage travel back to Stockholm after a trip to Italy. Meanwhile, a widow resists seductions from two different persons - her psychiatrist and a lesbian friend.A needy couple in a bad marriage travel back to Stockholm after a trip to Italy. Meanwhile, a widow resists seductions from two different persons - her psychiatrist and a lesbian friend.
IMDb RATING
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2.6K
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    • Ingmar Bergman
    • Herbert Grevenius
    • Birgit Tengroth(short stories)
  • Stars
    • Eva Henning
    • Birger Malmsten
    • Birgit Tengroth
    • Ingmar Bergman
    • Herbert Grevenius
    • Birgit Tengroth(short stories)
  • Stars
    • Eva Henning
    • Birger Malmsten
    • Birgit Tengroth
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    • 20User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    Eva Henning and Birger Malmsten in Thirst (1949)
    Thirst (1949)
    Eva Henning and Birger Malmsten in Thirst (1949)
    Birgit Tengroth in Thirst (1949)
    Mimi Nelson in Thirst (1949)
    Calle Flygare and Helge Hagerman in Thirst (1949)
    Birgit Tengroth in Thirst (1949)
    Mimi Nelson in Thirst (1949)
    Mimi Nelson in Thirst (1949)
    Mimi Nelson and Birgit Tengroth in Thirst (1949)
    Mimi Nelson and Birgit Tengroth in Thirst (1949)

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    Eva Henning
    Eva Henning
    • Ruth
    Birger Malmsten
    Birger Malmsten
    • Bertil
    Birgit Tengroth
    Birgit Tengroth
    • Viola
    Hasse Ekman
    Hasse Ekman
    • Dr. Rosengren
    Mimi Nelson
    Mimi Nelson
    • Valborg
    • (as Mimmi Nelson)
    Bengt Eklund
    Bengt Eklund
    • Raoul
    Gaby Stenberg
    Gaby Stenberg
    • Astrid
    Naima Wifstrand
    Naima Wifstrand
    • Miss Henriksson
    Carl Andersson
    • Man on Train
    • (uncredited)
    Wiktor Andersson
    Wiktor Andersson
    • Doorkeeper
    • (uncredited)
    Verner Arpe
    • German Ticket Collector
    • (uncredited)
    Ingmar Bergman
    Ingmar Bergman
    • Train Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Britta Brunius
    Britta Brunius
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Calle Flygare
    • Priest
    • (uncredited)
    Sven-Eric Gamble
    Sven-Eric Gamble
    • Glass Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Inga Gill
    Inga Gill
    • Lady at Hotel
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Greid
    • Newspaper Deliverer
    • (uncredited)
    Helge Hagerman
    • Priest
    • (uncredited)
      • Ingmar Bergman
      • Herbert Grevenius
      • Birgit Tengroth(short stories)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The first of three theatrical films directed by Ingmar Bergman that he did not write.
    • Alternate versions
      The Tartan region 2 DVD restores the ending of the scene between Viola and her lesbian former schoolmate Valborg, in which the latter tries to seduce the former by getting her drunk. This had been cut by the Swedish censors before the film's original release and had never been seen publicly before 2004.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Dårskapens hus (1951)
    • Soundtracks
      Non più andrai
      (uncredited)

      from "Le nozze di Figaro"

      Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Swedish Lyrics by Bernhard Crusell

      Sung by Bengt Eklund

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    8/10
    Very interesting early Bergman movie
    True, the movie has got a few flaws, mostly in the construction; the structure lacks necessity and the flashbacks appear a bit randomly, it seems. However, the essential Bergman is already present (it's 1949): a few absolutely superb close-ups on the main characters' faces, the way people suddenly appear on camera, from unexpected angles, etc. And Bergman is already displaying some of the themes he will use constantly : the train travel, war and ruins as a background for difficult relationships, plus of course the impossibility and at the same time the inevitability of the relationship between man and woman : it's doomed, but there's no other way... In fact, the French title is "La fontaine d'Aréthuse", which points to this very idea. Precisely, I'd like to discuss another point : the original title is "Thirst". And in fact, people in the movie drink a lot : wine, beer, milk, or fail to drink : in a dramatic moment, one character refuses to drink coffee, tea is prepared, but doesn't taste good. I believe people never drink water, but water (the sea) is the backdrop for the happiest moment of the movie and the most desperate (with the suggestion of a suicide). For Bergman, I believe, Man is essentially thirsty, is desperately thirsty for something to calm and comfort him. But the world is hostile, relationships can offer only brief moments of satisfaction on a backdrop of tension and pain. Other comments on this title ? Very interesting movie overall.
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    • Oct 7, 2005

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    • Release date
      • July 11, 1961 (United States)
      • Sweden
      • Swedish
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Hamburg, Germany
    • Production company
      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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    • 1 hour 23 minutes
      • Black and White

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