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gosh darn it i love bergman he kills me every time this is so beautiful and honest i could cry
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“we love each other in an earthly and imperfect way.” [watched six episode mini-series] bergman has a very specific way of capturing pain. he lingers on the faces, closing in so their expressions are the only thing taking up the screen. their teary eyes. their trembling lips. their red cheeks. he traps us with them, forcing their pain onto us. their pain is not only theirs, but is ours. as you’re watching, bergman forces you to think of all the times you’ve felt like this. it’s visceral and confronting. it’s almost as if you’re watching two films: the one bergman has laid out in front of you, and the one that plays in your mind – the memories and fears that your brain conjures while watching this overwhelmingly human and painful tale. bergman’s masterpiece, and one of the most essential anti-romance stories ever brought to screen.
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SSally Jane Black 8 月 24, 2026
I can’t tell if this is a deeply painful and cynical film, or a deeply painful and romantic one. No one is happy in this film, but in the end, some semblance of connection seems to have survived. It shows marriage to be a psychologically difficult enterprise, a bleak and angry settling, a series of lies and pretensions. It utterly destroys marriage. It rips it to shreds. And yet, in the end, two people come together and comfort each other. They know each other. They understand each other, it seems, perhaps. Not enough can be said about the two lead performances here. That there are barely any scenes with any other performers was surprising to me; the film felt full.…
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“Scenes from a Marriage” is distinct among divorce films for depicting the subtle destruction wrought from endurance at all costs. Ingmar Bergman’s multi-year spanning drama, initially made for Swedish television, depicts fragments of a couple’s relationship as it is subject to time, and those passing through it together. While they may put on pretences for others – and themselves – Bergman is unyielding with his imposition on the pair’s intimacy by the viewer. Marianne and Johann arrive to the audience in a marriage fully formed. This is aided by the long offscreen friendship of actors Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson. In the first third of the film – there is little feeling that the audience is interrupting any of their…
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Scenes from a Marriage (1974): The Marriage After Marriage I know what I feel. I love you in my selfish way. And I think you love me in your fussy, pestering way. We love each other in an earthly and imperfect way. Well, this is not an easy film. It is such a raw and messy film and to be honest, this won’t be a short review either. This film is not simply about the collapse of a relationship. Across its six parts, it gradually asks what remains when the idea of marriage disappears. Part I, “Innocence and Panic,” presents the illusion of happiness. Johan and Marianne appear comfortable and deeply connected, yet their interview about their marriage already reveals…
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This film is compared to Marriage Story a lot but they are very different in how it makes the audience feel. Marriage Story is sad. It’s an emotional journey where I’m in the room crying and walking away with a new found appreciation for my fiance and love overall. Scenes from a Marriage is depressing. I didn’t cry and I didn’t emotionally connect with the two characters. I just walked away from the film depressed with no hope on love ever lasting. After the three hour movie; I turned it off, jumped in my car, and went to get ice cream to cheer myself up. Physical Collection Greatest Films of All Time
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[theatrical version] Damn. Really wish I caught the 5 hour version first because I would have loved to sit and endure each and every detail of this relationship. Very rare for me to think something like that after spending nearly 3 hours with a movie that is entirely conversations, but Bergman’s way of capturing the pain in these characters was too real to not feel completely immersed. Liv Ullmann has so much truth in her performance, specifically in the Paula chapter. Nothing captures the magic of the movies quite like divorce!
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“But it should be for pleasure, not obligation.” A seemingly isolated comment made by Marianne (played by Liv Ullman) when trying to evade an invitation for lunch with her parents. Spoken early and out of context, this sentiment comes to signify the moral centre of Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage. I daren’t call this his masterpiece, as he had many, but this is undoubtedly a perfect film. It does what it says on the tin: we are witness to scenes from a marriage between Marianne and Johan (played by Erland Josephson). This rollercoaster of a relationship with highs and lows charts a similar course covered in other great works like Linklater’s Before Trilogy and Baumbach’s Marriage Story. But Bergman’s…
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Kind of embarrassing how we all nerded out over Marriage Story so hard last year when this has been around for over 40 years. Ullman is an absolute powerhouse.
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Ingmar Bergman’s epic mini-series, Scenes from a Marriage, is a brilliant, intimate observational study of a couple’s marriage. At the start of the film, Marianne (Liv Ullmann) and Johan (Erland Josephson) have been agreeably (if not always happily) married for ten years. Bergman’s film meets a couple that seems to have it all together, peels back the façade, and shows us the tension right under the surface. Ullmann and Josephson provide powerhouse performances, and their chemistry here is probably the best I’ve seen for a married couple in film. While watching Ullmann and Josephson at work here, I was reminded of Ullmann’s performance alongside Ingrid Bergman in Autumn Sonata, another Bergman film where two acting legends go toe-to-toe with raw,…
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Scenes from a Marriage (1974): The Marriage After Marriage I know what I feel. I love you in my selfish way. And I think you love me in your fussy, pestering way. We love each other in an earthly and imperfect way. Well, this is not an easy film. It is such a raw and messy film and to be honest, this won’t be a short review either. This film is not simply about the collapse of a relationship. Across…
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No cause this shit is so annoying
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I’ve decided that I won’t allow myself to be spurred on to write a super long detailed review about this as one might be tempted to do by a 3 hour long film with such a high rating, but I honestly have only a few remarks anyway. This movie is so Scandinavian. Everything about their social, relational, and cultural dynamics is so foreign to me that it’s impossible for me to imagine reacting or discussing things the way they are…
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Sedute di coppia
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Lars von trier limpiaria baños sinno fuera por bergman
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“somos analfabetos emocionales” “uno ha descubierto su grandeza y otro su pequeñez” otro clásico de Bergman aunque esta vez no ha terminado de fascinarme como otras. Al ser un proyecto de 3 horas hecho como miniserie es muy difícil comprender todo a la primera y ha habido cosas que no he conectado del todo. Sin embargo un guión y unas actuaciones buenísimos. Necesitaré verla otra vez
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This is definitely a weird comparison, but while I was watching this film I kept thinkinh that this could be the sibling of La Notte – two completely different films, yet they convey the same feeling. In the former, you watch a couple whose emotions for both partners have long since faded, yet a strange, almost invisible bond unites them; at the end of the movie, Giovanni’s feelings are rekindled, and he rediscovers his love for Lidia thanks to the…
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Absolutely amazing! Heartbreaking! These are real people, with real feelings.
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maybe it is a 5. it is the origin of every divorce movie i love- marriage story, the invite, sex lies & videotape. the ending was perfect. this probably is a 5
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Where do I even begin! Starting from a happy marriage, but it turns out he was in love with other women for four years. Liv Ullman performed the role perfectly, her performance was pure and moving. I watched this movie with my father and it captured the essence of a marriage, and that being the following: the relationship between a marriage is highly dynamic. Even Johan fidelity for Marianne was severely lacking, through out the story it always seemed it…
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Perfectly devastating… A truly once in a lifetime performance from Liv Ullmann here. The way she stares into the camera when she is in bed after Johan leaves for Paris just breaks me into a million pieces. I love how close and intimate the camera makes you feel towards the characters. A perfect starting point for me in Ingmar Bergman’s filmography
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and we all thought marriage story was sad, huh? devastating movie. (this might be the best acting and maybe script i’ve ever seen)
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It’s so fascinating what one can do with a room, a camera, 2 great actors and a beautiful script. I know that’s an oversimplification of it all but essentially that’s what it is. Such Naturalistic dialogue writing, such subtle yet effective blocking and intimate camera work and to top of it all of 2 fabulous actors who believe in the director and the material. Bergman understands people beyond what they are supposed to be, beyond what they are expected to be by themselves and by people around them, and it’s with this understanding he is able to craft deeply disturbing yet such soulful stories. 🙌🏻
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Ive never considered what I want, but only “What does he want me to want” Starting this review by saying that Liv Ulmann is one of the greatest artists of all time, regardless of the medium. She is so clearly above nearly everybody else in her art form, she is Da Vinci, Lebron James, Muhammad Ali. She is a rare and fantastic actress that we likely will never see topped(although I would bet on Emma Stone). Obviously credit needs to…
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I don’t think there’s anything better in showing us the many facets of love. Such an emotional roller coaster. Only pity is that the TV series is wellnigh impossible to find on region 2 discs. Am almost tempted to buy a multi-region player, but for now I make do with the film version. And I’m watching it back to back with Saraband, which I haven’t done before. Will be interesting to see whether that brings something extra to that film.
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AAlya.L 8 月 19, 2026
Like the scariest dream, It’s very hard to watch. But thanks for the excellent acting, good shooting, and for another masterpiece by Ingmar Bergman
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almost died watching the theatrical cut, i felt like the fucking wife of the film she was so unaware.
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Yo pienso que nos queremos de una forma profana e incompleta. ay dios mío que cosa más triste. me vi la versión película, osea la corta, deseando ver la serie y que me guste un poco más. De momento le gana Historia de un matrimonio.
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Liv ullmann c une folie comment elle joue bien
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Geen muziek Geen gekke montage of toestanden Twee mensen, met twee in een ruimte, met twee puzzelend rondom hun liefde, met twee die hun leven leiden En dan plots niet meer samen verloren zijn samen ons willen zijn dit brak mijn hart wa voor een immens eerlijk en hartverscheurend verhaal Ingmar gij zotte doos
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честно? мне не понравилось что в сценарии Бергмана пахнет таким ненавязчивым men’s power… вроде герои и равны между собой, но почему то женщина выглядит унизительнее чуть ли не во всех сценах. где то меньше, где то больше, но меня не покидало это чувство зато сценарий пиздатый
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Comment L’Amour peut détruire nous et les autres. Je comprends la réflexion du film mais refuse d’y croire, des scènes assez malaisantes qui pousse a la réfléchir du moins. 2h50=6h Vraiment long..
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Ben dizi versiyonunu izledim neredeyse sadece konuşmaların olduğu ve süresi dört buçuk saati aşan bir yapımda tek bir boş sahnenin olmaması ve sıkmadan kendini izletebilmesi oldukça garip. Oyuncular yine Bergman’ın favorileri zaten diğer filmlerinden bildiğimiz gibi bunda da çok iyiler. Evliliği çok gerçekçi bir biçimde anlatmış ama johan’ı rezil herifin teki gibi gösterdiği için dizinin sonuna kadar sempati duymakta zorlandım.
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I expected a lot better 🙁
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Love – complicated ahh word
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An extremely well-made low-budget, actor-centric portrayal of a marriage falling apart. I’m not surprised how influential this was to both Woody Allen and Richard Linklater with how effectively dialogue-heavy it is. And while I feel this walked so they could run, I don’t want to downplay how great and ahead of its time this is. I was also not aware that this and Fanny & Alexander have longer, miniseries-length versions that I’ll definitely watch when I rewatch both. This is not my favourite Bergman, but it’s a beautifully realistic portrayal of marriage and love. I’m happy being single for now lol
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These two sure can act
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MMary 8 月 16, 2026
While I appreciate how this film forces us to experience the utter discomfort of how someone can hurt someone they care about, I was mostly struck by the thought that it takes a domestic violence victim, on average, seven attempts to finally leave their abusive partner. While that’s not the point of this film, the main character’s attempts to distance herself and the return of the two to each other are no different for me. Incredibly acted and brave in…
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Mas alla de lo dificiles que son las relaciones humanas de por si, por encima de todo decidimos casarnos. Ayer vi The Invite, hoy esta. Menos mal que me separe y no pienso volver a nada de eso. Que hermosa y expresiva Liv
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Ça va barder.
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Marriage story for the Swedes
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“i have everything, yet i’m tied at you” makes u wonder how bergman wrote every dialogue in his film knowing this was the closest to being realistic. *said an adult, unwed, on her 4th relationship*
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Bergman a véritablement beaucoup de maîtrise et une sacrée avance sur ce qu’il traite. C’est parfois redondant, mais toujours intéressant a observer les relations humaines qu’il traite.
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J’ai trop aimé. Quel connard ce Johan. La disputes de Katarina et Peter était fun à regarder. Ensuite j’ai aimé voir Johan et Marianne se penser si différents d’eux. Au début je comprenais plus ou moins l’envie de Johan de quitter Marianne pour une petite de 23 ans pour échapper au conformisme etc même si je trouve la décision HYPER égoïste. Au moins il s’en cache pas. Mais quand même abandonner femme et enfants pour un ras-le-bol wsh. Ensuite Marianne…
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Even though this feels as if it’s lost the tinniest bit of scope being truncated to three hours, it’s still a mostly breathless and largely intimate journey. No change to the rating at least.
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I genuinely thought I’d find this to be a long, miserable experience. To be fair, I was right. But I was also wrong. The writing, directing, and acting are so tight, so top-notch, that it’s impossible to look away. The movie is talk-heavy, like many Bergman films, but what talk! Scenes from a Marriage is the last major Bergman work I hadn’t seen. As rewarding as his films are, they can be utterly depressing and exhausting. I probably won’t be rewatching anytime soon, but I can see why there are so many masterpieces in his filmography.
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Liv Ullmann is fantastic, but I can feel certain bits edited down as I watched the theatrical version- unsure if the way certain aspects come out of the blue is due to that. I need to watch the longer one, stat!
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Тяжело, то ненависть, то любовь и так всю жизнь. Страшное кино в своей реалистичности
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earthly and imperfect
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SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE definitely left me a bit flummoxed at the end. The movie skillfully arrested my attention the entire runtime with its excellent dialogue, and the tragic conflict between the married couple was no doubt engrossing. The couple’s arc is difficult to watch, and the final conclusion might serve as closure for some, but off-putting for others. The film introduces the main couple to the audience as a picture-perfect marriage. Even when contrasted with another couple, there seem…
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So that’s how I looked begging, cool. This movie really says: It’s never over isn’t? Anyways my favorite quotes: “I love you, don’t you realize that? Sometimes I hate you for what you did to me. I rejoice every hour that passes without a thought of you. I have friends, lovers, children and a job I enjoy that I’m good at. Yet, I’m tied to you, I don’t know why perhaps I’m a masochist or else I’m just a one-man-woman.…
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La vita e la morte di un matrimonio raccontata da Bergman che fa tesoro delle sue esperienze di vita e decide di condividerle con noi. Ne viene fuori un film che non parla solo del matrimonio ma che assume un messaggio più universale, come se il regista volesse usare il matrimonio come mezzo per parlare dei rapporti umani, sempre in ballo tra l’odio e l’amore. Una sceneggiatura tagliente e un lavoro di macchina con i primi piani sul soggetto che parla fanno in modo che lo spettatore si senta partecipe della sofferenza descritta ed empatizzi facilmente con i due protagonisti.
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Incredible. If you’d ever told me I’d once be glued to a screen 160 minutes for a marriage drama with just two persons talking, I’d say you overestimated me. Not for me, no no. But here I am, totally lived along with these two, cried with them. The writing of this is absolute top level, and then the acting; I don’t think I enjoyed a role so much as the performance here by Liv Ullman. So credible, so natural, so emotional. This is serious top-tier stuff. I’m floored.
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I know it may seem controversial to many, but I never thought that marriage was a necessary tool to acquire. It does not make you complete, it does not romanticise your life any more and it doesn’t make your love any stronger. Commitment does not need to be bound by name or by a simple piece of jewellery you wear on your left ring finger. We are already capable of loving someone till time allows it. So why is it…
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Меня очень тронуло
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os dois sabem falar, e isso muda completamente a dinâmica, mas não é suficiente, há coisas que a lucidez não resolve, podes entender, explicar, discutir e ainda assim existir a parte humana que continua a escolher, quanto mais simples parece, mais complexo é.
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I can’t tell if this movie is making me excited for marriage or never want it. Their emotional honesty is what makes this so beautiful, but they’re so comfortable in their love that they don’t realize something is missing until someone else comes along and fills that ONE missing piece, and I think that’s the scariest part. FUCK ASS POETRY, what a red flag (Half way done).
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«Это значит, что можно говорить друг с другом обо всем. И ничего не скрывая. Но в этом то как раз и заключается фальш. Я совершенно убеждена в этом. Есть вещи, которым разрешено жить в потемках, скрываясь. Мы раним и огорчаем друг друга совершено напрасно, когда ведем себя вот так. А потом оставляем все эти занозы в себе, когда ложимся в постель. И чувствуем тогда себя как на иголках.» «Мы с тобой бежали в бытие, которое было надежно охраняемым. Все щелочки…
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Boze gospode koji degenerik je*eni dabogumro Znaci najduzih skoro tri sata mog zivota Lik je stvarno deriste jedno neopevano manchild, eto sta se desi kada mediokritetu od coveka se posveti TRUNCICA paznje koju nije zasluzio, sve najgore, mrš A I ona je glupa sta se vracas koje pi*ke materine ALI TO JE SVE ZBOG VASPITANJA DRUGACIJA NIJE MOGLA BITI Znaci molim muskarce da nauce vec jednom da pisu zenske likove, ne moze ona da dozivi otkrovenje I onda posle par godina ko da se nista nije desilo odjednom se vraca liku koji ju je u najmanju ruku ponizio a I mnogo gore od toga je uradio
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We have been corrupted by fast-food romance. What should have remained safely confined to fairytales (where children could outgrow it along with the other lies adults tell them) has instead seeped into everything – mass media, where emotions are often consumed by the bucket and then vomited back onto the screen; advertisements, where true love is endlessly repackaged and sold alongside soaps, cars, and diamond rings; and most insidiously, our own desires, which have been colonised by the state and…
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i didn’t get it
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How selfish can a person get
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SShane 8 月 13, 2026
Another amazing performance from Liv Ullman. This makes me want to not get married.
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Divorce propaganda.
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The breakdown of a marriage in slow motion
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Bergman movies always awoke a “do not fucking text him” feeling in me but gods this might be the worst one, all of my faults and desperation on screen for all to see. Devastating and hopeless and so full of pain
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non vi sposate
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is this love that i’m feeling?
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… estou vendo Bergman no Canal do Boi. Esse programador está de parabéns.
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Basically identical to the TV miniseries but it just does not hit the same without the slower pacing of the show.
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Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman do it again. Minimalist filmmaking at its finest
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Un peu trop difficile de m’identifier aux personnages donc les 3 heures de dialogues sont longues, même si c’est souvent très juste Par contre c’est fou d’être aussi allergique à la musique M. Bergman
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I wish someone loved me like she loves him lol. Also is this a Liv Ullmann biopic? I also feel like this movie is connected with Persona and Autumn Sonata
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no estábamos enamorados. al contrario, estábamos tristes.
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L’origine di ogni film “couple drama” centered, Scene da un matrimonio è un crampo all’anima, un pugno allo stomaco così reale da riuscire a ricreare quella fastidiosa sensazione provocata da un isterico dolore fantasma che sembra non avere cura o diagnosi certa. Personalmente ho trovato meravigliosa la lettera di lei in “La valle delle lacrime”, riassunto su carta di una vita vissuta ai margini, disordinata ma mai fuori posto, una vita all’insegna di un dignitoso caos patinato che a lungo andare…
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lots of emotions. confusion too. manchild. how many words is too many words for a review might write an essay. reminds me of my ex. makes me miss my ex but also glad he left. I think there are multiple areas that I need to work on before getting into a relationship. I loved the cinematography, how it’s grainy and shot on real celluloid film: it’s kinda comforting. I loved how slow and unrushed the pacing was. It gave me…
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Je me disais bien aussi que ce n’était pas possible que ça soit Suédois sans qu’il n’y ai une référence à Ikea (Affiche publicitaire à l’arrière du bus rouge et blanc à double étage timecode 2:19:30)
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Wow, il disent tellement de mots dans ce film que je sais pas par lesquels commencer
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estou com um problema que consiste em ver lacan em tudo
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interesting watching this after marriage story. in marriage story i found the performances decent in a very oscar-baity way so i still always felt like i was watching actors and not a real couple. scenes from a marriage on the other hand truly feels like watching a real couple having real arguments. it’s so incredibly claustrophobic. we barely even see their kids onscreen for more than a few seconds. i love how we never meet their new partners so we…
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Wow. I will admit in the first chapter I was asking myself why should I care about these bourgeois snobs, but I understand now. Marriage is a complicated thing, made even more complicated by the standards and expectations around it. This one hit close to home, it’s not sad, it’s depressing. ——— For reference I watched the 3 hour theatrical not the miniseries.
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Marianne sweetie you deserve so much better than that nasty ass man
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It may be deeply revealing of the society and marital culture bergman was observing, but i could not fully connect with its central conflict from within my own islamic social framework. Much of what the film treats as an existential crisis simply doesn’t carry the same meaning here which made its question feel distant rather than universal to me
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Retrato impecável sobre o patriarcado e a fragilidade dos casamentos heteronormativos baseados em papéis de gênero
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Je finis donc le coffret Bergman sur ce film. Excellente représentation d’un mâle dominant, violent, égoïste et infidèle 🤢
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“Is it too late?” “Yes.” Every Bergman movie I’ve watched thus far perfectly conveys a particular ambiguous thought or feeling I’ve had that I’ve never been able to put to words.. and in Swedish no less
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دخلت الفلم وانا سقف توقعاتي عالي جدا جدا وبعد نهاية الفلم قررت التوقف عن وضع سقف توقعات عالي لافلام بيرغمان لانه مهما كان سقف توقعاتي عالي سيصبح في الحضيض عندما يصطدم بعظمة وعبقرية انغمار الفلم كان هدما لجميع الوساوس اللي ممكن تجيني مستقبلا عن انه بيرغمان ما يقدر يصنع فلم 10/10 مدته طويلة ساعتين وخمسين دقيقة من اعظم وامتع ما رأت عيني مروا علي كأنهم نصف ساعة ”لدي صورة ذهنية عن نفسي لكنها لم تتطابق أبدا مع الواقع ” هذا ما…
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Sad to say I did NOT watch the 6 hour version. So incredibly intimate.
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EErnesto Ballestero 8 月 9, 2026
Que rudo
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Autumn Sonata for married people Hard to follow because this is as realistic a depiction as you’ll get in a film – right down to the minutest decisions the characters take
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I love a good cheating movie.
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Mmktheballerprincess 8 月 9, 2026
finally finished this after starting it with an ex and not having access to Criteron for a while. Men are sick. …art mimics life, I suppose.
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5 stelle per i dialoghi di questo film. Bergman sei unico, un genio che riesce a toccare le corde più profonde della nostra anima. A risvegliarci da questo analfabetismo, così anche definito nel film, per apprendere e poterci aggrappare a qualcosa in questo stato di incertezza e paura nella quale viviamo.
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Eeeeeelsker kranglescenen på kontoret (fram til den eskalererk)
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Swedish people are so weird
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Could it be better than this? + It has my favourite female actor liv Ullmann
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this has to be top 3 maybe even top 2 films I’ve ever seen yet. -the whole thing is just so overwhelming raw and honest: the dialogue, conflict, and character development were so human making it impossible not to be immersed in it all -it starts out so brilliantly unlike most 3 hour films you are thrown right into it from the get go, the opening dialogue and fight between johans parents tells you a lot about how it’s going…
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2nd bergman. a brutally honest, tell-tale showing of commitment. how do you make two ppl talking in a room contain so much suspense? uncomfortable depictions of resentment, intimacy, & truth. i mean it was pretty jarring just 30 minutes the entire mood shifting. and what makes it extra uncomfortable, is that they know each other too well — meaning, they knew exactly what to say/do to be intentionally cruel. do i buy this idea that their relationship is worth saving. idk?…
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My version of a horror film, a literal nightmare
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Most deeply horrifying film I’ve ever seen.
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HHui 8 月 8, 2026
What houses a human soul? That fragile, mercurial stuff we call spirit needs more than a marital architecture to dwell in. For a brief moment two lunatics felt driven by vague clarity to reignite their existence other than societal identification, but tongue-tied because there seems to be none.
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Scenes from a marriage is something I definitely should have turned off. This has nothing to do with the quality of the film but rather with my own mental state. I’m not in a place right now where seeing something so hopeless and dreadful. Bergman crafts this story so beautifully and he really hit things hard from Marianne’s point of view. I felt so many things watching this toxic relationship play out that I should not be feeling right now.…
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أنا لو كنت اعرف أن في نسخة مسلسل ٦ حلقات / فيلم خمس ساعات كنت ما شفت نسخة الفيلم الي ساعات، لأن أعمال بيرجمان أعمال مو أعمال عابرة، بيرغمان فنان بالتفاصيل وعدم الإهمال والتسخيف من أي موضوعية كانت. بيرغمان أفضل مخرج سينمائي بالتاريخ. ال ٣ ساعات ماكانت قصيرة أبدا، بالإضافة لكون الفيلم اغلبه حوارات واستنادًا فقط على الكلام والمناقشات وعدم وجود أحداث تشد خلى الفيلم ثقيل جدًا ومش سهل متابعته والانسجام معه صعب جدًا. هاد الأمر لا ينفي عبقريته وعظمته…
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AAsh 8 月 7, 2026
Being deceitful and secretive became second nature to me. My father wanted me to follow in his footsteps and become a lawyer. I dropped hints that I wanted to be an actress. You know what? I think I’m breaking free at last. But they laughed at me. Since then I go on pretending. Faking my relationships with others, with men. Always putting on an act in a desperate attempt to please. I’ve never considered what I want, but only, “What…
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. Bergman strips marriage of romance, morality, even dignity, until only two people remain, frighteningly articulate and completely incapable of understanding what they want from each other. The cruelty is rarely spectacular. It lives in timing, hesitation, politeness, in knowing exactly where the other person is weakest. Johan and Marianne destroy each other with the intimacy of people who have memorized the architecture of the wound. And still, somehow, love remains. Not as salvation, but as the last and most embarrassing thing they cannot get rid of.
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WWyatt Arnett 8 月 7, 2026
I think I’m not divorced enough for this to hit me just yet. Not even my parent’s divorce has quite prepared me. Granted, that was about 20 years ago. Maybe once I have an affair I’ll get back in here and start bawling or something. Welp, guess I have to get into a relationship now (so I can do the marrying, affairing, divorcing, etc.). I think between this and Fanny and Alexander, Ingmar works best in his special doses. He…
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Je pense que ça deviendra un 5 quand je serai marié et divorcé, là je m’identifie pas encore assez mdr, mais c’était extrêmement bien écrit et joué. Je pense pas qu’il me restera très très longtemps en mémoire tho mais c’est très bien passé. Les 3h étaient peut être pas nécessaire toutefois Par contre Bergman va-t-il un jour mettre de la musique dans ses films pitié
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Que tio tan patético
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loved
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respectable, interestingly solid.
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AayGunes9 8 月 6, 2026
ongorulemez etkileri mevcut
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great writing as always from bergman
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I am really disappointed! I know the emotional and relational depth that he is capable of, which makes this movie all the more upsetting. This was disrespectful to humanity and Bergman fans.
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The Berg-man did not deliver with this one. I don’t know if a movie has ever made me so happy to be a Christian. Made me real grateful for the gospel and the standard it calls us to. Bergman presents a helpless worldview where life-shattering sin is inevitable and sex is the end-all-be-all. These characters take no accountability for their selfishness and at a certain point I lost compassion for them. And the letterboxd community insists that Scenes from a…
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I think Ingmar Bergman is officially becoming one of my favorite directors I really liked Scenes from a Marriage. It doesn’t try to make either Marianne or Johan the good or bad person. I kept changing my mind about who I agreed with because both of them felt real. The conversations were my favorite part. They didn’t sound scripted at all, just like listening to two people who have been together for years and are finally saying everything they’ve been holding…
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Bergman ha una visione dei rapporti coniugali totalmente pessimistica e in questo film traspare spudoratamente. Il finale lascia intendere che due persone che hanno provato tanto amore l’uno per l’altra e hanno condiviso una gran parte della loro vita insieme, seppur sanno che il loro rapporto non può più funzionare rimarranno per sempre legati da un sentimento profondo e impossibile da sradicare. Uno dei migliori film di sempre sulle relazioni interpersonali e sulla natura umana. Che merda di uomo btw.
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so happy i watched the mini series instead of the theatrical cut, i don’t even know what could have been cut out. probably my favorite ingmar bergman so far, every scene i was so locked in. also the husband sucked
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Bir evliliğin yıkılışını izliyoruz. Yeniden yapmak için… Gerçek olmayan dostluklar, halının altına süpürülen ilişki sorunları. Sevgi yetersizlikleri… Marianne’ye ilişki sorunları için gelen yaşlı kadınla birlikte filmde ilişkileri kopmaya başlıyor aslında. Daha öncesinde de bizim gördüğümüz sorunlar olsa da, esas ipin burada koptuğunu düşünüyorum. Eğer Johan, Marianne’yi aldatmasaydı da ilişkileri kötüye gidecekti. Marianne’nin kafasına şüphe düşmüştü bir kere. Aldatan ilk taraf Johan oldu. Marianne’nin sevgi şüpheleri başlamış, cinsellik azalmaya başlarken olsa da Marianne bu haber ile yıkılıyor. Yıllar sonra Marianne tekrar…
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much prefer the miniseries to this but that might be because i watched it first. i think it works better as episodes, and after seeing what was taken out and what was kept in it feels really condensed even with the three hour run time.
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I like a slow paced movie where you get to know the characters but finding out that there’s an even longer version of this movie makes me think the guy was trying to set some world record for a two person movie. This was really tedious to get through
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“Sometimes it’s as if the couple are talking on bad telephones lines. Sometimes it’s like listening to two pre-programmed tape records and sometimes it’s utter silence of outer space. I don’t know which is the worst.” “Cenas de um Casamento” é uma mini série do anos 70 feita pelo brilhante sueco Ingmar Bergman. E esse filme é um corte dos momentos cruciais da série juntado em três horas. O filme apresenta Johan e Marianne, um casal aparentemente perfeito. Seus amigos…
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La paja mental de un tipo que piensa que su mediocre esposa perdonará cualquier salvajada en nombre del amor
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baisons au lieu de s’embrouiller merde y’a trop à dire, en presque trois 3 heures on suit un couple d’apparence très heureux, stable et sain fêter leurs 10 ans de mariage, jusqu’à ce que leurs reproches gardées secrètes sortent. rempli de questionnements et de désespoir, ce couple est superbement joué, je ne suis jamais sorti du film hormis à cause de ma fatigue (oups), Bergman sait TELLEMENT BIEN disposer des visages à l’écran, j’étais déjà bluffé sur Persona mais là c’est pareil des scènes sans cuts si longues vraiment félicitations à Liv Ullmann et Erland Josephson wow
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Johan tu es la définition du pervers narcissique Marianne tu me rend le cœur C’est vraiment très bien écrit, les dialogues la tension etc Au niveau des plans c’est assez simple dans la technique mais y’a des zoom sur le visage de Marianne pour me tuer ou quoi ? D’ailleurs je pensais avoir atteint un goumin pro max mais Marianne la tu bat un record bref très très bonne séance
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J’ai adoré, il m’as fait penser au film que j’ai vue récemment « the passion of anna ». ingmar bergman aborde plusieurs thèmes, la routine, l’amour, la trahison, l’émancipation, mais ils nous montre que malgré tout ce qui a pue se passer, un lien unique reste et restera toujours entre eux. Ce qui est bien dans le film c’est qu’on vois vraiment bien les émotions des acteurs et on est pas influencé par des bandes sons, ingmar bergman nous montre pas la relation de façon romantique mais de façon humaine. marianne j’espère réussir à faire comme toi lv
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Una película sobre cómo el matrimonio ahoga al amor con sus convenciones. De terror, realmente. Cuando el amor se sostiene sólo por ser una obligación, muere. Puede revivir tan sólo cuando están exentos de expectativas sociales, cuando son amantes y se esconden. Liv Ullman es una pedazo de actriz. El personaje de Johan bala. Me sorprendió cómo no se problematiza en ningún momento el abandono hacia sus hijas, asi como el maltrato constante hacia Marianne. Pero bueno, Bergman es lo que es.
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more emotional face than Liv Ullmann. In every single scene in this film it looks like she is harboring decades of trauma.
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Good movie for superficial relationship tension. The man was aloof and disconnected from the beginning. Not a surprise that he left got another woman, and the fact that they cheated on their future spouses together. I guess these are tragic characters but unlike a Marriage story where the flaws feel human and complex and there’s not a clear but good and evil (arguably)—scenes from a marriage is just two terrible people that showcase their evolution of evil.
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i hate this film. it is the definition of the word ‘dreadful’. the first couple of chapters were fine, but from the paula chapter on it kept getting worse and worse, until it was excruciating. i thought it would only be two hours long. imagine my utter horror when the film didn’t end after two hours and just kept going on. it felt like it would never end, like i was trasported to a cruel parallel universe where im forced…
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Many compare this to marriage story and I disagree.In marriage story the pain is externalized.The emotional climax is a volatile, screaming match where words are weaponized in real time. It is dynamic, loud, and punctuated by sharp bursts of anger and desperate tears. Bergman’s work is an existential, psychological collapse. It acts as a “slow-burning candle of depression” because the decay happens from within, long before anyone speaks of divorce. They have suffocated their true selves to maintain a perfect facade. Also search the feminist analysis of this film,it’s eye opening.
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Ok, now I want to marry Liv Ullman
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Review 300🤯🤯 One of my most anticipated films to see of all time! The ratings, one of my friends favorite films and I only watched one Ingmar Bergman film before this one. These are the reasons why I was so excited to check out Scenes from a Marriage. Because how can you make a film – where only two characters are mostly on screen – interesting for 2 hours and 42 minutes?! Well Begman achieved that in this picture. All…
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Ppatatanaxou 8 月 2, 2026
Vem är otrogen mot Liv??? Ένιωσα λες και ήμουν εγώ μέσα στη σχέση. Απίστευτος Bergman. Μην τα ξαναλέμε
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Wow wow wow. Just another marvellous performance by liv ullman. This film feels so honest and pure and Bergman really put his heart into this. Almost a perfect film in every aspect.
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Wow!! Sykt bra! Har bare sett halve 5 timers versjonen, så logger den når jeg er ferdig, men første 2,5 timene er sinnsykt bra!!
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Desconfortável demais. Adorei!
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se questo sarà il mio futuro uccidetemi ora
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Бергман почти три часа наблюдает за двумя людьми, которые любят друг друга, разлюбили, поженились, развелись, изменили друг другу и каким-то образом всё равно остались друг для друга самыми близкими людьми. Мне понравилось, как постепенно меняются отношения Марианны и Юхана. Особенно после развода — как будто только тогда они наконец перестают играть в счастливую семью и начинают нормально разговаривать друг с другом. За Марианной интересно наблюдать, потому что она постепенно становится самостоятельнее и честнее с собой. Юхан, конечно, тот ещё кадр. Много разговоров про отношения, чувства, секс, одиночество — иногда чуть затянуто, но в целом понятно, почему фильм считается таким важным.
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This is an honest and psychological depiction of flawed marriage and powerful dialogues with silence gives them enough moment to showcase the complexity of characters and marriage in itself. The performances are mesmerizing.
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Marriage collapse gets genuinely raw, unflinching stage to screen treatment, a couple’s decades long relationship dissected through brutally honest, escalating confrontation throughout the sprawling television production depicted. Nothing about their pain gets softened or explained away for easier consumption whatsoever. Performances carry raw, almost unbearable intensity throughout every confrontation depicted across the considerable runtime. The claustrophobic, intimate staging makes the escalating devastation feel genuinely, uncomfortably immediate throughout. This remains genuinely essential, difficult filmmaking, confident enough to sit with genuine marital collapse rather than offering comfortable resolution throughout its unflinching runtime. It did its job well enough tonight without asking a great deal of me in return.
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There’s something quietly devastating about how it handles the strain hiding behind polite conversation. The way it lingers on the quiet after a funeral feels oddly beautiful. Beyond that, the camera lingers just long enough on the right details to let them breathe. So much of this comes down to the tension of an unspoken secret, handled in an unexpectedly tender way. The sound design does something genuinely interesting with empty space. Still turning parts of this over in my head hours later.
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- Synopsis
- Johan and Marianne are married and seem to have it all. Their happiness, however, is a façade for a troubled relationship, which becomes even rockier when Johan admits that he's having an affair. Before long, the spouses separate and move towards finalizing their divorce, but they make attempts at reconciling. Even as they pursue other relationships, Johan and Marianne realize that they have a significant bond, but also many issues that hinder that connection.
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Writer
- Ingmar Bergman
- Studio
- Cinematograph AB
- Country
- Sweden
- Language
- Swedish
- Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 169 mins
- Italy02 Sep 1976
- USA15 Sep 1974
- Sweden28 Oct 1974
- France22 Jan 1975
- Germany13 Mar 1975
- Italy18 Apr 1975
- Finland11 Sep 1981
- Brazil01 Jan 2000
- USA20 Nov 2018
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