Une femme mariée à un industriel rompt avec son amant, mais une ancienne maîtresse de celui-ci la menace de tout dévoiler et commence à la faire chanter. Irene Wagner, the wife of the prominent Germn scientist Professor Albert Wagner, had been having an affair with Erich Baumann. She does not disclose this to her husband, hoping to preserve his innocence and their ‘perfect marriage’. Regis fills her with anxiety and guilt. However, Johanna Schultze, Erichs jealous ex-girlfriend, learns about the affair and begins to blackmail Irene in the most tortuous ways. When Irene finds our that extortion is truly an experiment in fear, she is driven into a homicidal and suicidal rage... The fourth collaboration between the Italian director and his muse, Ingrid Bergman.
Keywords
- Beste Verfilming van Kortverhalen
- Ontsnap naar de jaren 50
- Italiaanse cinema
- Italian success
- Roberto Rossellini
Actors
- Kurt Kreuger
- Renate Mannhardt
- Klaus Kinski
- Elise Aulinger
- Elisabeth Wischert
- Mathias Wieman
- Ingrid Bergman
- Gabriele Seitz
Director
- Roberto Rossellini
Klassiekers
1h 23min
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Une femme mariée à un industriel rompt avec son amant, mais une ancienne maîtresse de celui-ci la menace de tout dévoiler et commence à la faire chanter.
Une femme mariée à un industriel rompt avec son amant, mais une ancienne maîtresse de celui-ci la menace de tout dévoiler et commence à la faire chanter.
Irene Wagner, the wife of the prominent Germn scientist Professor Albert Wagner, had been having an affair with Erich Baumann. She does not disclose this to her husband, hoping to preserve his innocence and their ‘perfect marriage’. Regis fills her with anxiety and guilt. However, Johanna Schultze, Erichs jealous ex-girlfriend, learns about the affair and begins to blackmail Irene in the most tortuous ways. When Irene finds our that extortion is truly an experiment in fear, she is driven into a homicidal and suicidal rage... The fourth collaboration between the Italian director and his muse, Ingrid Bergman.