The Rite may have been Bergman’s first made for television film, but it explores an issue that he continued to return to throughout his career, the artists place in society and the often troubled place between men and women. Filmed with a cast of just four principle actors, the story revolves around three close friends, including a husband and wife couple, who make up a theatre troupe. They have been prohibited from performing a short piece called ‘The Rite’ and are brought before the local magistrate on charges of obscenity. Once there they are ruthlessly interrogated and they are required to account for themselves and their work. Through this interrogation it is revealed that a partner of couple is having an affair with the third member of the group. Sombre, sexually explicit and surreal, The Rite was made during Bergman’s tenure as head of Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre and was written, he say’s as, ‘a way to channel his fury’ at the constant reprimands he constantly received. It is widely recognised as a ‘bold step forward in Bergman’s analysis of human isolation’ - Time Out Film Guide. 5 STARS OUT OF 5 The Rite Ingmar Bergman Buy UK Dvd (This Site) (Shipped from UK) Single Disc [2004] Director: Ingmar Bergman Actors: Gunnar Bjornstrand, Anders Ek, Erik Hell, Ingrid Thulin Format: Black & White, PAL Language: Swedish Region: All Regions Number of discs: 1 Classification: 15 Studio: Tartan Video DVD Release Date: 6 Dec 2004 DVD Features: Notes By Philip Strick Trailer Original Aspect Ratio Price: £17.99 (UK Sterling) / $ 37.99 (US Dollars) (Shipped from UK) (Price includes worldwide postage & packaging) Also available: amazon.co.uk Movie Review Ingmar Bergman ingmar bergman dvds | videos al pacino | michelle pfeiffer yul brynner | christopher plummer | romy schneider the godfather | the godfather part ii marlon brando | james caan | diane keaton | al pacino laurence olivier | clark gable | vivien leigh | leslie howard | alfred hitchcock | robert montgomery | grace kelly olivia de havilland | humphrey bogart | howard hawks | frank capra | charlie chaplin | lauren bacall | fritz lang jean harlow | greta garbo | ava gardner | audrey hepburn | edward g. robinson | john garfield erich von stroheim | wim wenders | madeleine carroll | marlene dietrich | rita hayworth ingmar bergman dvds ingmar bergman videos ingmar bergman dvds | videos al pacino | michelle pfeiffer yul brynner | christopher plummer | romy schneider the godfather | the godfather part ii marlon brando | james caan | diane keaton | al pacino laurence olivier | clark gable | vivien leigh | leslie howard | alfred hitchcock | robert montgomery | grace kelly olivia de havilland | humphrey bogart | howard hawks | frank capra | charlie chaplin | lauren bacall | fritz lang jean harlow | greta garbo | ava gardner | audrey hepburn | edward g. robinson | john garfield erich von stroheim | wim wenders | madeleine carroll | marlene dietrich | rita hayworth Page created by: lenin@netcomuk.co.uk Changes last made: 2007