The Venetian (film)

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The Venetian
Based on	La Venexiana by an anonymous 16th century Italian playwright
Written by	Bertil Bodén Giacomo Oreglia
Directed by	Ingmar Bergman
Starring	Maud Hansson
Country of origin	Sweden
Original language	Swedish
Production
Producer	Henrik Dyfverman
Running time	56 minutes
Original release
Release	21 February 1958 (1958-02-21)

The Venetian (Swedish : Venetianskan) is a 1958 Swedish television drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, based on the 16th century Italian play La Venexiana written by an anonymous playwright.^[1]

Cast
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Cast

Maud Hansson – Nena, servant-girl
Sture Lagerwall – Bernardo
Gunnel Lindblom – Valeria
Helena Reuterblad [ sv ] – Oria, Valeria's servant-girl
Eva Stiberg – Angela
Folke Sundquist – Julio

References

↑ "The Venetian". Ingmar Bergman Foundation which owns "ingmarbergman.se". Retrieved 17 January 2018.

External links

The Venetian at IMDb
The Venetian at the Swedish Film Institute Database

v t e Ingmar Bergman
Filmography Stage productions Accolades
Films directed	Crisis (1946) It Rains on Our Love (1946) A Ship Bound for India (1947) Music in Darkness (1948) Port of Call (1948) Prison (1949) Thirst (1949) To Joy (1950) This Can't Happen Here (1950) Summer Interlude (1951) Secrets of Women (1952) Summer with Monika (1953) Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) A Lesson in Love (1954) Dreams (1955) Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) The Seventh Seal (1957) Wild Strawberries (1957) Brink of Life (1958) The Magician (1958) The Virgin Spring (1960) The Devil's Eye (1960) Through a Glass Darkly (1961) Winter Light (1963) The Silence (1963) All These Women (1964) Persona (1966) Hour of the Wolf (1968) Shame (1968) The Rite (1969) The Passion of Anna (1969) The Touch (1971) Cries and Whispers (1972) Scenes from a Marriage (1973) The Magic Flute (1975) Face to Face (1976) The Serpent's Egg (1977) Autumn Sonata (1978) From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) Fanny and Alexander (1982) After the Rehearsal (1984) The Blessed Ones (1986) In the Presence of a Clown (1997) Saraband (2003)
Films written	Torment (1944) Woman Without a Face (1947) Eva (1948) While the City Sleeps (1950) Divorced (1951) Last Pair Out (1956) The Pleasure Garden (1961) The Lie (1970) The Best Intentions (1992) Sunday's Children (1992) Private Confessions (1996) Faithless (2000)
Documentaries	Fårö Document (1970) The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1984)
Short films	"Daniel" in Stimulantia (1967) Karin's Face (1986)
Television theatre	Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957) The Venetian (1958) Rabies (1958) The Image Makers (2000)
Related topics	Bergman Week Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie The Dove The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Award Ingmar Bergman's Cinema
Family	Erik Bergman (father) Dag Bergman (brother) Margareta Bergman (sister) Eva Bergman (daughter) Mats Bergman (son) Anna Bergman (daughter) Daniel Bergman (son) Linn Ullmann (daughter)

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The Venetian (film)

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