Sharing its Scandinavian provenance and a sense of surreal urban escapism with The Scarlet Dove (1961), Lars-Eric Kjellgren’s I dimma dold (US: Hidden in the Fog) is most rewarding when viewed for its sensory stimulation and indulgent visual styling. In this tale of a woman on the edge of sanity, Swedish star Eva Henning plays Lora, who shoots her wealthy husband Walter Willding (Georg Rydeberg) and flees the scene, her fugitive status propelling her across Stockholm at night, searching for shelter while recounting how her marriage took such a dark and toxic turn (hint: it involves sibling rivalry). The fantastic Sonja Wigert plays Walter’s mistress, Jimmie Hedströmthe, who mocks Lora behind her back and tosses cigarette butts on the carpet so she can laugh when the maid has to pick them up. High-contrast lighting and inky shadows create not only a wonderfully gloomy atmosphere that engulfs Lora in her trek but also many moments of genuine suspense where figures appear suddenly or flashlights search in the dark; the car crash and Lora’s dazed rise from the wreckage even takes on the air of David Lynch’s 2001 Mulholland Drive. Closeups are also used to sometimes startling effect, particularly when Lora finds herself immured in a crowded bus. Fischer’s compositions add a layer of artistry that the sometimes underdeveloped script almost doesn’t deserve: Lora’s attack and kidnapping under the lamplight, trees swinging in the storm outside the dining room window. Nordgren’s score — punctuated by timpani, bassoon, triangle, harp — at times feels more like sound effects and amps up the surrealism.