Rent The Rite (1969)

3.5 of 5 from 63 ratings
1h 14min
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Synopsis:
Theatricality and all-too-real human frailties combine in Bergman's critique of both censorial hypocrisy and the pretensions of creative artists. A touring experimental theatre troupe provides the latter, while an austere judge (Erik Hell) investigating its supposedly obscene production reflects the director's own frustrations with authority figures during his career. The sanctity of art, and its curse, are to the fore in a revealing, polemical study of the nature of performance and its relationship to its audience, willing or not.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Lars-Owe Carlberg
Writers:
Ingmar Bergman
Aka:
Riten
Studio:
Tartan
Genres:
Classics, Drama
Collections:
21 Reasons to Love, 21 Reasons to Love... Ingmar Bergman
Countries:
Sweden
BBFC:
Release Date:
06/12/2004
Run Time:
74 minutes
Languages:
Swedish Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W
Bonus:
  • Star and Director Filmographies
  • Bergman Trailers
BBFC:
Release Date:
26/09/2022
Run Time:
75 minutes
Languages:
Swedish LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W
BLU-RAY Regions:
B

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Jewelled violence - The Rite review by NW

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28/02/2012

One crazed, internally conflicted judge; three batty and intermittently violent actors accused of obscene performances: a cast of four. That makes an extravaganza for Bergman as author and director and gives a spectrum of opportunities for the distinguished cast in wild but perfectly controlled performances. And then – it is a real pleasure to have a carefully and exactly controlled film that is only 74 minutes long. I ask for no more. We get masterly construction, excellent camera work and acting, leading to speculative outcomes from an ambiguous ending.

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