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The Rite( 1969)

TV-MATV MovieDrama
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Overview

A judge in an unnamed country interviews three actors, together and singly, provoking them while investigating a pornographic performance for which they may face a fine. Their relationships are complicated: Sebastian, volatile, a heavy drinker, in debt, guilty of killing his former partner, is having an affair with that man's widow. She is Thea, high strung, prone to fits, and seemingly fragile, currently married to Sebastian's new partner, Hans. Hans is the troupe leader, wealthy, self-contained, and growing tired. The judge plays on the trio's insecurities, but when they finally, in a private session with him, perform the masque called The Rite, they may have their revenge.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ingrid Thulin

      Thea Winkelmann

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      Anders Ek

      Sebastian Fisher

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      Gunnar Björnstrand

      Hans Winkelmann

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      Erik Hell

      Judge Dr. Abrahamson

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      Ingmar Bergman

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    A review by CRCulver

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    Written by CRCulver on Sat Sep 01 2018
    1969's <i>Riten</i> (The Rite) is one of the least known of Ingmar Bergman's films of the 1960s. Part of that is because the film was made for Swedish television instead of enjoying an international theatrical release. But another reason is that <i>Riten</i> is markedly inferior to his other films of the time. In an unnamed European country, a judge (Erik Hell) summons a traveling troupe of three actors to investigate whether the play they have brought to his community is pornographic. Two of the actors are overtly neurotic. Sebastian Fisher (Anders Ek) is prone to starting fires and afflict...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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