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Fear
(La Paura)

Screening on Film
Directed by Roberto Rossellini.
With Ingrid Bergman, Mathias Wieman, Renate Mannhardt.
West Germany/Italy, 1954, 35mm, black & white, 84 min.
English language version.

The final screen collaboration between Rossellini and Bergman also marked the end of their volatile personal relationship. Bergman plays the wife of a prominent scientist who is blackmailed by her lover's mistress. When she discovers the truth behind the extortion plan, she is driven to violent measures. The Rossellini-Bergman collaborations frequently dwelled on darker emotions; here, they are manifested in a thriller plot with uncharacteristic Hitchockian flair.

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