Der Ritus

A defrocked priest stages a nude play that offends a judge. The troupe turns the obscenity trial into therapy, airing their private terrors onstage. Bergman’s camera dissects guilt like a scalpel.

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Ingmar Bergman directed Der Ritus in 1969. See Ingmar Bergman's full filmography, where to start with Ingmar Bergman, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ingmar Bergman.

Der Ritus was released in 1969 (SV original-language production), with a runtime of 72 minutes.