Crisis (1946)

Crisis (aka Kris)

Bergman's first film as a writer and director is very disappointing- for a film called Crisis there's not very much crisis in it at all. It's pretty much a by the number 'young girl is bored of home town, yearns for the big city, stranger turns up, takes young girl to city, young girl finds out it's not what she expected, young girl returns home'. That's all you really need to know. Yes, there's a few extra characters thrown into the mix of this, but none of it is either interesting or relevant.

The film is unremarkable and forgettable. Bergman is still finding his feet as a writer and even more so as a film director. It's all just very by the numbers and formulaic. I know I keep repeating these facts, but that's how it is to me- nothing special. If I had seen this film in '46, then I doubt I would have called Bergman one to watch.

This film hasn't spoiled my idea of Bergman as a genius, anything but. Judging by his later work I imagine that he had to really work hard to become, well, Bergman. And, if anything, that makes me admire him more.

Rating- 3/10


Top 5-
1)Torment
2)Crisis
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