Crisis
1946 · Movie · Not Rated · 93 min · ★ 6.4 · 38% critics
A quiet young woman in a small town faces upheaval when her biological mother reappears and draws her toward city life. Torn between familiar security and risky new freedom, she is pushed into emotional choices that test family bonds and youthful idealism.
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Details
- Original title
- Kris
- Years
- 1946
- Release date
- 1946-02-25
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 38/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (108 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy intimate, morally tangled dramas about family, temptation, and small-town versus city life, especially if Intermezzo or Port of Call appeal to you; Not for you if you want a tightly focused story.
Pros: strong performances; moody atmosphere; accessible early drama | Cons: unfocused story; melodramatic tone; unlikeable characters
Themes
- piano lessons
- psychotic
- foster daughter
- absurd
- mean spirited
Cast & crew
Inga Landgré
as Nelly
Stig Olin
as Jack
Marianne Löfgren
as Jenny
Dagny Lind
as Ingeborg Johnson
Allan Bohlin
as Ulf
Ernst Eklund
as Edvard
Signe Wirff
as Jessie
Svea Holst
as Malin
Arne Lindblad
as Mayor
Julia Cæsar
as Mayor's wife
Directed by Ingmar Bergman