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Death Is a Caress
The story of a working man, who's got a gorgeous fiancée but who falls for a rich older woman – who turns out to be a femme fatale.
Year: 1949
Studio: Carlmar Film
Director: Edith Carlmar
Cast: Claus Wiese, Bjørg Riiser-Larsen, Ingolf Rogde, Gisle Straume, Einar Vaage, Eva Bergh
Crew: Sverre Bergh (Original Music Composer), Edith Carlmar (Director), Otto Carlmar (Screenplay), Arne Moen (Novel), Ragnar Sørensen (Director of Photography), Otto Carlmar (Producer)
Runtime: 89 minutes
Release: Aug 29, 1949
IMDb: 5.85/10 by 18 users
Popularity: 3
Country: Norway
Language: Norsk
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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Claus Wiese is the handsome young "Erik", happily chugging along with girlfriend "Marit" (Eva Bergh) until the wealthy "Sonja" (Bjørd Riiser-Larsen) stops by his garage to have her car engine fixed. A few days later, he is offered a chauffeuring job and it turns out that it is her and her husband who are having a weekend together before he heads off on a business trip to the USA. You can guess what happens once he has gone, but is it just an one night stand or might it develop into something more? The film follows the ebbs and flows of their, frankly, torrid relationship. Drink fulled temper tantrums, acute jealousy and her inconsistent behaviour tests this otherwise mild-mannered younger man severely. Sadly, though, this film all just came across to me as too contrived. Initially they do fancy one and other, that's fine - but as their toxic friendship evolves, it becomes quite tough to watch because their love/hate/love relationship just isn't plausible. The ending is telegraphed by the retrospective narrative of the story (told by "Erik" talking to a police officer from the top of the film). For 1949, the dialogue and one or two of the scenes are maybe a bit risqué, but I wouldn't say this is one of Edith Calmar's finest works. It is notable for what it represents in terms of the development of cinema, and the fact that it has a woman director, but I can't say much more than that.