The Pitfall (Swedish: Fallgropen) is a 1989 Swedish drama film directed by Vilgot Sjöman. It was entered into the main competition at the 46th Venice International Film Festival.
^ Variety Film Reviews, Volume 21. R R Bowker Pub., 1989.
^ Giorgio Cecchetti (29 July 1989). "Tre italiani per un leone d'oro". La Repubblica. p. 17.
, 3h8 Directed byIngmar Bergman OriginSuede GenresDrama, Fantasy ThemesFilms about children, Films about families, Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism ActorsBörje Ahlstedt, Anna Bergman, Lena Olin, Harriet Andersson, Gunn Wållgren, Bertil Guve Rating80% The story is set during 1907–09 (with an epilogue in 1910), in the Swedish town of Uppsala where Alexander (Bertil Guve), his sister Fanny (Pernilla Allwin) and their well-to-do family, the Ekdahls, live. The siblings' parents are both involved in theater and are happily married until their father, Oscar (Allan Edwall), suddenly dies from a stroke. Shortly thereafter, their mother, Emilie (Ewa Fröling), marries Edvard Vergérus (Jan Malmsjö), the local bishop and a widower, and moves into his ascetic home where he lives with his mother, sister, aunt and maids.