Death Is a Caress (1949)

Original title

Døden er et kjærtegn

Directed by

Edith Carlmar

Genre

film noir

Country

Norway

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

15

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mechanic and a society woman start a passionate affair. Their relationship grows increasingly troubled and destructive.

noirintensedarkpassionatetensesuspensefulmelancholicromantic

What happens

Death is a Caress (Norwegian: Døden er et kjærtegn) is a 1949 Norwegian film noir starring Claus Wiese, Bjørg Riiser-Larsen and Ingolf Rogde. Based on a 1948 novel by Arve Moen, it was Edith Carlmar's directorial début, and the first Norwegian film directed by a woman. The film depicts the passionate and tempestuous liaison between mechanic Erik (Wiese) and society woman Sonja (Riiser-Larsen). The film uses cinematic shorthand to convey time and place, while concentrating on its protagonists' increasingly troubled relationship. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Boys from the Streets (1949)
• Tension (1949)
• The Third Man (1949)
• Second Hand Destiny (1949)
• Svendsen går videre (1949)
• Seul... à corps perdu (1949)
• Criss Cross (1949)
• Last Love (1949)