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Rabies

1958 · 89 min

A cold, talky chamber piece that traces cruelty spreading from person to person, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Max von Sydow, Gunnel Lindblom, Åke Fridell
Overview
Structured as six interconnected episodes, Rabies depicts cruelty as a contagious force: each character, wounded or humiliated, passes that violence on to another. Filmed for Swedish television, Ingmar Bergman’s adaptation of Olle Hedberg’s morality play presents human behavior as a relentless chain of transferred suffering.

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Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Max von Sydow, Gunnel Lindblom, Åke Fridell
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • trauma
  • morality
  • guilt
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Written by
Olle Hedberg
Starring
Max von Sydow, Gunnel Lindblom, Åke Fridell, Bibi Andersson, Folke Sundquist, Dagny Lind, Tor Isedal, Axel Düberg
Runtime
89 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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