Fear

Fear is a 1954 German-Italian drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini and starring Ingrid Bergman as Irene Wagner, whose secret affair with Erich Baumann (Kurt Kreuger) threatens to destroy her marriage to Professor Albert Wagner (Mathias Wieman). As Irene's anxiety and guilt grow, she becomes the target of blackmail from Johanna Schultze (Renate Mannhardt), leading to a downward spiral of psychological torture. The film explores themes of jealousy, marital infidelity, and the consequences of secrets kept.