The Touch

1971 [SWEDISH]

Action / Drama

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 38% · 25 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 38% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 2499 2.5K

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Plot summary

A Swedish housewife begins an adulterous affair with an American archaeologist, unaware of his emotional scars as a Holocaust survivor; consequently, their relationship will be painfully difficult.

Director

Ingmar Bergman Photo
Ingmar Bergman

Top cast

Bibi Andersson Photo
Bibi Andersson as Karin Vergerus
Per Sjöstrand Photo
Per Sjöstrand as Therapist
Erik Nyhlén Photo
Erik Nyhlén as The Archeologist
Sheila Reid Photo
Sheila Reid as Sara Kovac
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1005.01 MB
1280*682
Swedish 2.0
NR
Subtitles sv  
23.976 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 4
1.79 GB
1920*1024
Swedish 2.0
NR
Subtitles sv  
23.976 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by christopher-underwood 6 / 10

we will put it down to having been 'lost in translation' and leave it to the completists.

Not as bad as the recently watched The Serpent's Egg (1977) made in West Germany but still enough of a Curate's egg to ensure that the bad parts infect the whole. The English dialogue, written by Bergman is wretched and it is an indication of the man's dictatorial attitude that it should have got through to the screen. Elliott Gould seems terrible but that may be in part because of the words he has to spout, well maybe he should have said something, or improvised like he has before. Not with God in the room, perhaps. Bibi Andersson does better and truly apart from the stunning cinematography is the only reason to watch this abomination. Starting appallingly, the film does pick up, probably as with any bad film, we almost get used to the unconvincing dialogue but then the last third is almost laughable. The director has, of course made great films, before and after this, so we will put it down to having been 'lost in translation' and leave it to the completists.
Reviewed by Xstal 7 / 10

The Torment of Trespass...

Separate cultural worlds entwine and collide, as David and Karin collude and backslide, betraying a friend, the other a partner, to gorge on themselves as their passions are transferred, not sure what will come of their clasps and embrace, with eyes that adore though there's often no grace, two lost lonely souls, with nowhere to go, marooned in their worlds by the seeds they have sowed.It's not the most engaging piece of cinema from the maestro, Bibi Andersson is as gorgeous as ever and presents Karin in a way only she could. As for Elliot Gould, I'm not sure he really fills the role, cultural European Arthouse cinema is not what I would ever associate him with, and it shows, especially if you compare him to the legacy of legends that have preceded him.
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