The Devil's Wanton (aka Prison) (Fängelse) (1949)

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" The Ups: Great photography from Sven Nykvist. I love the experimental camera style here. Interesting dialogue and Bergman is not afraid to talk about the hard issues. It is fascinating to compare a movie from Sweden in 1949 to USA and their hard censorship policy at the time. The Downs: It is not a movie for depressed pregnant women or couple with children as it includes both child murder and suicide and that liberation from life comes from dying. "

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"Fängelse"

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" A hugely dark and depressing movie where life is a prison and suicide/death is the best way to release one's soul from a life on hell (Earth). Directed by "Mr. Happiness" himself, Ingmar Bergman this is a interesting experimental lowbudget movie but is not a movie for pregnant women nor a datemovie as it involves both childmurder, prostitution and other dark themes. As a movie of 1949 it is easy to see how controversial this must have been when compared to Hollywoods self-censorship at that ti"

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"Dec.28 Typical of the early Bergman."