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Media (2)

Original title Riten
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Dialogue

Cast

Erik Hell
domaren

Ingmar Bergman
en präst

Plot summary

A judge questions three actors about their new production, which is considered obscene. Their relations are complex: Sebastian is an unstable drunkard, in debt and guilty of killing his former...

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
International title
Distribution title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography

Cast

Ingrid Thulin Thea
Anders Ek Sebastian
Gunnar Björnstrand Hans
Erik Hell domaren
Ingmar Bergman en präst

Companies

Production Company Cinematograph AB
Laboratory FilmTeknik AB
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2023

Plot summary

A judge questions three actors about their new production, which is considered obscene. Their relations are complex: Sebastian is an unstable drunkard, in debt and guilty of killing his former business partner. He is involved with Thea. She is tense and fragile, prone to outbursts of rage, and is married to Sebastian’s new partner, Hans.

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 72 min


Release dates

TV showing 1969-03-25 TV Sweden 72 min
1973-08-01 TV2 Sweden 72 min
Cinematheque screening 1973-09-23 Sweden
1979-01-04 Sweden
1980-06-11 Sweden
1980-06-12 Sweden
1994-11-13 Sweden
1994-11-18 Sweden
Other showing 1995-02-13 Lätta repor i bilden.
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1997-12-09 Draken Gothenburg Sweden
Other showing 2000-01-25
Cinematheque screening 2003-12-03 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden 75 min
2003-12-05 Sture Stockholm Sweden 75 min
Censurbeslut 2005-02-09 La Cineteca del Friuli Gemona del Friuli Italy
External cinema, Sweden 2008-01-13 För GIFF. AH.
Censurbeslut 2018-01-21 Skickas direkt till London.
2018-03-04
2018-03-05
2018-07-19
2018-07-20
External cinema, Sweden 2018-09-02 Synas vid retur.
Censurbeslut 2018-09-19
2018-11-11
2018-12-11
Festival showing, Sweden 2022-06-27 Fårö Sweden
FIAF-Festival showing 2023-06-27 Bologna Italy
Festival showing, abroad 2023-11-09 Vilnius Lithuania
2023-11-14 Vilnius Lithuania

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2060


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2052


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2060


Element type Original picture negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Final mix
Carrier type 17.5 mm


Element type Intermediate audio recording
Carrier type 17.5 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Script title The rite. English dialogue list.
Extent 41 s.
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Other manifestations of this work

Digitized

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Colour type Black and white
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 72 min
Dialogue


Holdings Film

Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type AUDIO


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type AUDIO


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type WAV


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type H264



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