A priest brings death by storm—grief hits harder than the waves.
The priest Hagen comes to a small Norwegian village one stormy evening. He brings the tragic news to wife Sigrid Bakken. Her husband and oldest son has drowned during fishing.
Cinematography
Storm sequences that swallow the screen whole.
Acting
Dagny Lind's silent devastation speaks volumes.
Director
Rolf Husberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Post-war Norwegian cinema often used coastal villages as microcosms of national grief. This film fits that tradition precisely.
Per Oscarsson was only 23 here—his haunted performance launched a six-decade career including an Oscar for 'The Emigrants.'
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