Torment DVD

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play.

Torment (also known as Frenzy) was based on Ingmar Bergman's first screenplay and was directed by another great Swedish director, Alf Sjoberg. The film charts the relationship between sensitive school boy Jan-Erik (Alf Kjellin), his sadistic overbearing school master nicknamed Caligula (Stig Jarrel), and his older girlfriend Bertha (Mai Zetterling). Jan-Erik discovers that he is not the only man Bertha is seeing, is being stalked and harassed by a mysterious older man.

A visit to Bertha prompts a confrontation with his school master which leads to the boy making strong indictments against the master and the master becoming increasingly vindictive. Set at the height of World War 2 the character of Caligula was based hevaily upon Heinrich Himmler and portrays him as a character of weakness using cruelty to cover his shortcomings. The harsh pessimism and darkly surreal visuals offer a glimpse into the brilliance that Bergman would show in his later works.

Actors Stig Jarrel, Alf Kjellin, Mai Zetterling, Olof Winnerstrand & Stig Olin
Director Alf Sjoberg
Certificate 15 years and over
Year 1944
Screen Fullscreen 4:3
Languages Swedish - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono
Subtitles English
Duration 1 hour and 41 minutes (approx)
Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.