The Lie
1970 · 90 min · Director: Alan Bridges
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Ingmar Bergman play looking at the cool and brittle relationship between a successful architect (Frank Finlay) and his academic wife (Gemma Jones). Commissioned by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation on behalf of European members participating in ‘The Largest Theatre in the World’. This, the Radio Times explained, was ‘a project which enabled a play to be broadcast simultaneously in several languages across Europe.’ This UK Play For Today version was directed by Alan Bridges, whilst an American version was put out on CBS, directed by Alex Segal
Emotional fingerprint
The Lie (1970) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy35%
- Anxiety25%
- Sadness20%
- Empathy10%
- Confusion10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama, TV Movie. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Cast
Anna's father
Housekeeper
Jill Anderson
Mrs. Chisholm (Andrew's secretary)
Mr Arnold
Fisher
Whiteley
Macleod
Dr. Ernest Farman
Margaret Farman
Stephen Calman
Petra Calman
Details
- Directed by
- Alan Bridges
- Written by
- Ingmar Bergman, Paul Britten Austin
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1970
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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