Acting
Ingrid Thulin's ice-queen precision masks volcanic resentment.
Cinematography
Muted palettes that make emotional rot look almost glamorous.
Director
Jean-Daniel Simon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ingrid Thulin, Bergman's muse, reportedly took this role specifically to subvert her saintly screen image.
Released at the tail end of the French New Wave, this represents the movement's drift toward more commercial, sexually provocative territory—often dismissed as 'New Wave exploitation' by purists.
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