Love's Crucible

Love's Crucible

93 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1922

At the end of the middle ages, Ursula is accused of having poisoned her own husband. She claims she is innocent, but to prove it, she must submit to a ritual: trial by fire, walking on fire along a path leading directly to a crucifix. A film that has been much commended for the visual creativity shown by the director in successive blending in of images involving Ursula, her husband, the Virgin Mary, and Jesus Christ. Much applauded, also: the performance of Jenny Hasselqvist, thus described by French director René Clair: “We shall never forget her flaming eyes, the severity of her spirit, her abrupt and alarmed expressions, like an animal under threat.”

Love's Crucible

93 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1922

Love's Crucible
At the end of the middle ages, Ursula is accused of having poisoned her own husband. She claims she is innocent, but to prove it, she must submit to a ritual: trial by fire, walking on fire along a path leading directly to a crucifix. A film that has been much commended for the visual creativity shown by the director in successive blending in of images involving Ursula, her husband, the Virgin Mary, and Jesus Christ. Much applauded, also: the performance of Jenny Hasselqvist, thus described by French director René Clair: “We shall never forget her flaming eyes, the severity of her spirit, her abrupt and alarmed expressions, like an animal under threat.”
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Svensk Filmindustri
Original title Vem dömer
Directors Victor Sjöström
Writers Hjalmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström

Cast

Jenny Hasselqvist

as Ursula

Ivan Hedqvist

as Anton

Tore Svennberg

as Mayor

Gösta Ekman

as Bertram

Nils Asther

as Apprentice

Torsten Bergström

as The Herald

Nils Lundell

as Agitator

Edvin Adolphson

as Man at the inn

Bror Berger

as Executioner

Helga Brofeldt

as Woman outside church

Ossian Brofeldt

as Old Monk

Julia Cæsar

as Woman outside church

Tyra Dörum

as Ursula's Maid

Lars Egge

as Lute Player

John Ericsson

as Man at the inn

Nils Jacobsson

as Guest

Herman Lantz

as Soldier

Artur Rolén

as Man at the inn

Albert Ståhl

as Man at the inn

Olof Ås

as Man at the inn

Harald Wehlnor

as Monk

Gösta Bodin

as Mob member

Gustaf Salzenstein

as Mob member

Martha Colliander

as Mob member

William Larsson

as Man at the inn

Carl Ericson

as Man at the inn

Sven Quick

as Man at the inn

Paul Seelig

as Apprentice