Night Games (1966)

Original title

Nattlek

Directed by

Mai Zetterling

Genre

drama film, erotic film, film based on a literary work

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

18

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to the mansion where he grew up and recalls his childhood with a deeply troubled mother. The film blends present and past to show their dysfunctional relationship.

unsettlingintimateprovocativesomberslow-burnvisually starkpsychologically intense

What happens

Night Games (Swedish: Nattlek) is a 1966 Swedish movie directed by Mai Zetterling and starring Ingrid Thulin. The film premiered at the 27th Venice International Film Festival where it was considered so controversial that it was shown to the jury in private. The film was also the cause of former child-star Shirley Temple's resignation from the San Francisco International Film Festival. Temple denounced the film as “pornography for profit” and was against its being shown at the festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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