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Thirst

(Törst)
1949 | Sweden | 83 min | More...
A still from Thirst (1949)
F: 1 star (out of 5)
on Wed Feb 17, 2021

Slice-of-life drama follows Eva Henning and Birger Malmsten as a young couple trapped in a dysfunctional marriage traveling by train home from Italy. Both convince in their roles, but I couldn’t summon any empathy for their characters. Henning in particular irritated me—a credit to her performance. The film also digresses—via flashbacks and cut-aways—to the couples’ former lovers, who prove just as unengaging. The claustrophobic photography contributes to the sense of entrapment. An accomplished telling of a grating story.

Viewing History

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    Wed Feb 17, 2021 via Criterion Channel