The Passion of Anna (1969) on Netflix
Andreas Winkelman lives alone on an island after his marriage collapses. Anna, a widow grieving her husband and son, comes to use his telephone. Someone on the island is killing animals.
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Plot summary
On an island, Andreas Winkelman keeps to himself and repairs his farmhouse after the end of his marriage. Anna Fromm, who uses a cane, comes to his door to borrow the telephone and leaves her handbag behind. She is staying with Eva and Elis Vergérus, a couple Andreas knows. Elis, an architect and photographer, takes portraits of Andreas and gives him typing work to help him secure a bank loan. While Elis is away, Eva comes to Andreas one night because she cannot sleep. Anna and Andreas begin a relationship. Elsewhere on the island, someone is torturing and killing animals, and suspicion falls on a reclusive neighbor, Johan Andersson.
Cast
- Annicka Kronbergas Katarina
- Lars-Owe Carlbergas Police Officer
- Brian Wikströmas Police Officer
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Passion of Anna (1969)
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- The Passion of Anna grew out of Ingmar Bergman's 1968 film Shame. After Shame finished shooting, Fårö's environmental regulations required the house built for that film to be burned, but Bergman saved it by claiming he had plans to use it in another film.
