Love's Crucible
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At the end of the middle ages, Ursula is accused of having poisoned her own husband. She claims she is innocent, but to prove it, she must submit to a ritual: trial by fire, walking on fire along a path leading directly to a crucifix. A film that has been much commended for the visual creativity shown by the director in successive blending in of images involving Ursula, her husband, the Virgin Mary, and Jesus Christ. Much applauded, also: the performance of Jenny Hasselqvist, thus described by French director René Clair: “We shall never forget her flaming eyes, the severity of her spirit, her abrupt and alarmed expressions, like an animal under threat.”
Status: Released
Released Date: 1922-01-01
Runtime: 93 mins
Director: Victor Sjöström
Writer: Hjalmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström
Spoken language: No Language
Genres: Drama
Original title: Love's Crucible
Production Companies: SF Studios
Production Countries: Sweden
Cast
Jenny Hasselqvist
Ivan Hedqvist
Tore Svennberg
Gösta Ekman
Knut Lindroth
Waldemar Wohlström
Nils Asther
Torsten Bergström
Nils Lundell
Edvin Adolphson
Bror Berger
Helga Brofeldt
Ossian Brofeldt
Julia Cæsar
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