Rent Fear (1954)

3.4 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 20min
Rent Fear (aka Non credo più all'amore (La paura) / La macchina ammazzacattivi) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
Six years after 'Germany Year Zero', Roberto Rossellini returned to Germany to make this noir-influenced examination of solitude, alienation, and the crisis of moral values in contemporary life. Loosely based on Stefan Zweig's novel Angst, Fear explores the inner turmoil of a woman pushed to the edge through the anxiety caused by her infidelity. Ingrid Bergman stars as Irene, the wife of a prominent German scientist, Albert Wagner (Mathias Wieman). Irene has been engaged in an illicit affair which she goes to great pains to hide in order to keep her husband blissfully unaware.
However, when her lover's jealous ex-girlfriend, Johanna (Renate Mannhardt) learns of the relationship and proceeds to sadistically extort her, Irene's life soon spirals out of control.
Actors:
, , , , , , Steffi Stroux, Annelore Wied, Rolf Deininger, Albert Herz, , Klara Kraft, Jürgen Micksch, Gabriele Seitz, Elisabeth Wischert
Directors:
Producers:
Herman Millakowsky
Writers:
Stefan Zweig, Sergio Amidei, Roberto Rossellini, Franz von Treuberg
Aka:
Non credo più all'amore (La paura) / La macchina ammazzacattivi
Studio:
BFI Video
Genres:
Classics, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Countries:
Italy
BBFC:
Release Date:
20/07/2015
Run Time:
80 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W
Bonus:
  • The Machine That Kills Bad People (Roberto Rossellini, 1952, 81 mins): rare Rossellini drama in which a photographer is given the power to rid the Earth of evil-doers, using his camera
BBFC:
Release Date:
20/07/2015
Run Time:
83 minutes
Languages:
English LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Bergman and Magnani: The War of the Volcanoes (Francesco Patierno, 2012, 54 mins): Documentary Charting the Scandal of the Magnani-Rossellini-Bergman Love Triangle
  • Ingrid Bergman at the National Film Theatre (Chris Mohr, 1981, 37 mins): Archival Guardian Interview
  • Living and Departed (Tag Gallagher, 2015, 19 mins): A Visual Essay by Film Scholar Tag Gallagher
  • Viaggio in Italia (Roberto Rossellini, 1954, 83 mins): The Alternative, Italian Cut of Journey to Italy
  • Journey to Italy Audio Commentary With Filmmaker and Academic Laura Mulvey (2003)
  • Alternative Journey to Italy Audio Commentary With Film Scholar Adrian Martin (2007)
  • My Dad is 100 Years Old (Guy Maddin, 2005, 18 mins): Isabella Rossellini's Playful Tribute to Her Father
  • The Machine That Kills Bad People (Roberto Rossellini, 1952, 85 mins): A Fascinating Film That Reflects Rossellini's Transition From Neo-realism to the More Poetic Films He Made With Bergman

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Reviews (1) of Fear

it's not the film that's the problem, it's the dubbing ! - Fear review by pete b

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30/03/2023

it's not the film that's the problem, it's the dubbing ! hugely disappointing when instead of the original sound the film has been overdubbed into english, which results in the characters lips moving differently to the words, and sounding separate from the scene as they will haver been added in a post-edit in a studio. i do wish cinema paradiso would flag up if a film is overdubbed, then such films could be avoided.

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