Thriller - en grym film
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| Thriller - en grym film | |
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| Directed by | Bo Arne Vibenius |
| Produced by | Bo Arne Vibenius |
| Written by | Bo Arne Vibenius |
| Starring | Christina Lindberg Heinz Hopf Despina Tomazani Per-Axel Arosenius Solveig Andersson Björn Kristiansson Marie-Loise Mannervall Hildur Lindberg Stig Lokrantz Olle Nordlander Marshall McDonagh Gunnar Palm Pamela Petö-Galantai Lennat Robertsson Hans-Eric Stenborg Stig Ström Lars Sääf Bruno Sörwing Gunnel Wadner |
| Music by | Ralph Lundsten |
| Release date(s) | October 30, 1974 |
| Running time | 82 min (US cut); 104 min (Vengeance Edition); 107 min (Full uncut) |
| Language | Swedish |
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Thriller - En Grym Film (Thriller - A Cruel Picture, also known as They Call Her One Eye, Hooker's Revenge, Thriller) is a Swedish movie from 1973 written and directed by Bo Arne Vibenius. The original length was 107 minutes. It is known to be the first film to be totally banned by the Swedish movie censorship board. It was cut down to 104 minutes and then 86 minutes, but still banned. It was finally released after being cut down to 82 minutes. In the USA it had also been cut to 82 minutes.
The movie is in the "rape and revenge" genre. It has received a cult following and was also one of the inspirations behind Kill Bill, specifically the character of Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah).
Vibenius himself appears in a short scene, as a food vendor.
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[edit] Story
The story is about a girl, Frigga/Madeleine (Christina Lindberg), who is sexually assaulted during her childhood and the trauma makes her mute. When she becomes older, she accepts a ride from a man who makes her a heroin addict, and then becomes her pimp. At one point, she is stabbed in the eye (a scene for which the director, to much controversy, used an actual cadaver) for refusing a client. She starts saving up money to buy weapons and take classes in driving, shooting, etc. to finally take revenge.
[edit] Special DVD release
In 2004 and 2005, Synapse Films released two versions of Thriller on DVD.
[edit] Thriller: They Call Her One-Eye (Vengeance Edition)
This edition, released on August 30, 2005, contains all of the action scenes that were cut from the original theatrical cut. This edition of Thriller contains none of the hardcore sex that was in the original uncut release. This version is more accessible, however, it contains scanty bonus material (a theatrical trailer) and an exclusive essay in the liner notes.
Widescreen, spoken languages Swedish and English, with available English subtitles. Running time is 104 minutes.
[edit] Thriller - A Cruel Picture - (Limited Edition)
This edition of Thriller, released on September 28, 2004, contains the film in its entirety, including the hardcore sex scenes, as well as all of the violence that was cut form the original version. Bonus Features include two trailers, THRILLER: A CRUEL LAB MISTAKE, which documents a lab accident that cost the director two days worth of footage, a photo gallery of Christina Lindberg posing nude during the shooting of Thriller, as well as a look at the entire film in 40 seconds. Widescreen, Spoken languages English and Swedish, with available English subtitles. Running time is 107 minutes.
[edit] Controversy
Vibenius directed the movie under the pseudonym Alex Fridolinski. In the marketing materials the two names share credit for story. He later attempted to prevent Thriller from being released on DVD by bringing a lawsuit against Synapse Films, claiming they did not have the rights to the film. Synapse produced legal documentation to show that they had acquired the assets to the company that held Thriller as one of its properties, and thus owned the film for the remainder of the original contracted period.
