Filmed in Munich Fear finds Rossellini returning to the territory of Germany Year Zero a decade later examining a nation in recovery and still suffering major psychological scars. But where the earlier film was framed in the neo-realist mode Rossellini had started to produce more traditional genre narratives in this case noir. Bergman stars as Irene Wagner a married woman carrying on an affair with Erich (Kurt Kreuger). However Erich's sadistic former flame Luisa (Renate Mannhardt) finds out Irene's secret and proceeds to blackmail her turning the... woman's life into an escalating nightmare eventually posing a threat to both herself and those around her. [show more]
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Ingrid Bergman stars in this dark drama by Roberto Rossellini. The usually faithful Irene Wagner (Bergman) has an affair with Erich Baumann (Kurt Kreuger) while her husband, the prominent German scientist Professor Albert Wagner (Mathias Wieman), is out of town. Despite her infidelity, she is still madly in love with her husband and is tormented by guilt and fears him discovering her illicit affair. Her increasing anxiety is compounded when Erich's jealous ex-lover Johann (Renate Mannhardt) discovers their secret and blackmails her, sending Irene into a suicidal rage.
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