The Touch

The Touch

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Produced by ABC Pictures, Cinematograph AB

1971115 min5.9 / 10

A melancholic exploration of an ill-fated affair between two damaged people, where romantic connection collides with unhealed trauma and emotional incompatibility.

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.

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Like The Touch

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Same Mood as The Touch

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Like The Touch, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Touch, But Lighter

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Like The Touch, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.