Thirst

Thirst

1949 · 83 min · SV · 6.5 (51 votes)

Dir. Ingmar Bergman · Starring Eva Henning, Birger Malmsten, Birgit Tengroth, Hasse Ekman, Mimi Nelson, Bengt Eklund · Music Erik Nordgren

Drama

A needy couple in a bad marriage travel back to Stockholm after a trip to Italy. Meanwhile, a widow resists seductions from two different persons - her psychiatrist and a lesbian friend.

VIBE

A suffocating, emotionally charged drama exploring repressed desires and societal constraints. The film's deliberate pace and stark visuals create an atmosphere of simmering tension and profound loneliness, making for a deeply unsettling, yet compelling, watch.

melancholictensesomberclaustrophobicslow-burnarthouseperiod dramapsychologicaldesirerepressionlonelinesssocietal pressure

▶ Stream on Criterion Channel

ballettraintrain travelabortionlesbian

MORE LIKE THIS — multi-vector + why, diversified

The Silence

7.5 · 326 votes

Also by Ingmar BergmanStars Birger MalmstenBoth melancholic

Thirst

7.1 · 1,089 votes

DramaHorrorThriller

Also Drama

Prison

7.2 · 41 votes

Also by Ingmar BergmanStars Birger MalmstenBoth arthouse

The Virgin Spring

The Virgin Spring

7.8 · 546 votes

Also by Ingmar BergmanScored by Erik NordgrenBoth somber

Waiting Women

6.6 · 54 votes

Also by Ingmar BergmanScored by Erik NordgrenStars Birger Malmsten

Shame

7.6 · 195 votes

Also by Ingmar BergmanStars Bengt Eklund

It Rains on Our Love

It Rains on Our Love

6.9 · 47 votes

Also by Ingmar BergmanStars Birger MalmstenBoth melancholic

A Ship Bound for India

A Ship Bound for India

6.7 · 40 votes

Also by Ingmar BergmanStars Birger MalmstenBoth melancholic

Dreams

7.2 · 62 votes

Also by Ingmar BergmanStars Naima WifstrandBoth melancholic

Brink of Life

7.4 · 74 votes

Fans also watchAlso by Ingmar BergmanBoth somber

Deep Water

6.1 · 33 votes

Both tense

To Joy

7.0 · 56 votes

DramaRomanceMusic

Also by Ingmar BergmanStars Birger MalmstenBoth melancholic

Summer Interlude

Summer Interlude

7.4 · 140 votes

Also by Ingmar BergmanScored by Erik NordgrenStars Birger Malmsten

Affinity

5.9 · 39 votes

DramaThrillerMystery

Both melancholic

Through a Glass Darkly

Through a Glass Darkly

7.8 · 432 votes

Also by Ingmar BergmanScored by Erik NordgrenBoth claustrophobic

Hungry Hearts

6.6 · 181 votes

Fans also watchBoth melancholic

Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries

8.1 · 1,804 votes

Also by Ingmar BergmanScored by Erik NordgrenStars Naima Wifstrand

Rails & Ties

6.5 · 46 votes

Fans also watchBoth melancholic