Daily Movie Rec 4/25/2023

Night Games (1966)

"Most people only wake up on their death bed. That's a bit late."

Directed by: Mai Zetterling

Cinematography by: Rune Ericson

Country: Sweden

Genre: Drama

Plot:

With the support and occasional provocation of his fiancée, a tormented man confronts the demons of his past at his wealthy childhood estate.

Reasons to watch:

Loaded with subtext and self-assured avant-garde direction, Mai Zetterling’s controversial psychodrama, Night Games, is a delirious, hedonistic, Freudian fever dream that transgressively explores male neuroses from a feminist angle.

Where to watch:

The Criterion Channel