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Closed Doors

1959 · 90 min

A claustrophobic, psychologically brutal chamber drama where relationships turn into mutual punishment, demanding patience and leaving a lingering chill.

Directed by
Alf Sjöberg
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Bengt Eklund, Gertrud Fridh, Sture Lagerwall
Overview
A triangle drama - directly from hell. The door to hell closes. A hell that the purgatory or physical torture. An inferno where the guests themselves must serve as each other's executioner.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Alf Sjöberg
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Bengt Eklund, Gertrud Fridh, Sture Lagerwall
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
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Written by
Eyvind Johnson
Starring
Bengt Eklund, Gertrud Fridh, Sture Lagerwall, Christina Lundquist
Runtime
90 min
Languages
Swedish

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