Love's Crucible

Synopsis

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.”

Main Cast

Jenny Hasselqvist

Ursula

Age : 83 | Popularity : 3%

Ivan Hedqvist

Anton

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Tore Svennberg

Mayor

Age : 83 | Popularity : 3%

Gösta Ekman

Bertram

Age : 47 | Popularity : 3%

Knut Lindroth

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Waldemar Wohlström

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Nils Asther

Apprentice

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Torsten Bergström

The Herald

Age : 51 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Victor Sjöström
Writing	Writer	Victor Sjöström Hjalmar Bergman
Camera	Director of Photography	Julius Jaenzon
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Axel Esbensen
	Makeup Artist	Manne Lundh
Art	Art Direction	Axel Esbensen Alexander Bako
Department	Role	Name

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