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Death Is a Caress

Nordic Noir • 1h 32m

Directed by Edith Carlmar • 1949 • Norway
Starring Claus Wiese, Bjørg Riiser-Larsen, Ingolf Rodge

Not only the first Norwegian noir but the first Norwegian film directed by a woman, Edith Carlmar’s dark, simmering psychological drama centers on the torrid relationship that develops between a hunky young mechanic (Claus Wiese) and an older, wealthy socialite (sensational femme fatale Bjørg Riiser-Larsen), who leaves her husband to be with him. As their lusty affair turns destructive, jealousy and imbalances of class and power send them spiraling toward tragedy.

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