Crisis

Crisis (Swedish: Kris) is a 1946 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. The film was Bergman's first feature as director and he also wrote the screenplay, based on a play by Leck Fischer. The story follows a young girl living a quiet life in a small town with her foster mother. Attracted by the allure of the big city she goes to Stockholm to live with her birth mother. There she learns about the darker side of humanity and the big city.

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  • Feb 25, 1946

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  • 1 h 33 min

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Ingmar Bergman

Ernst Ingmar Bergman ([ˈɪŋmar ˈbærjman]  ( listen); 14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. His influential body of work often dealt with themes such as bleakness and despair, as well as comedy and hope, in his cinematic exploration...

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