Scener ur ett äktenskap (1973)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Ingmar Bergman

Writer:

Ingmar Bergman (written by)

Release Date:

15 September 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Follows the relationship of Marianne and Johan as they separate, engage in extramarital affairs, bond...

Plot Keywords:

Marital Crisis | Marriage | Affair | Couple | Divorce

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Liv Ullmann	...	Marianne
Erland Josephson	...	Johan
Bibi Andersson	...	Katarina
Jan Malmsjö	...	Peter
Gunnel Lindblom	...	Eva
Anita Wall	...	Fru Palm
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs	...	Fru Jacobi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lena Bergman	...	Karin, syster till Eva
Wenche Foss	...	Modern
Rossana Mariano	...	Eva, 12 år
Bertil Norström	...	Arne

Also Known As:

Scenes from a Marriage (USA)

Runtime:

167 min | Sweden:299 min (TV version)

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Finland:K-11 (TV version) (2003) (DVD) | Finland:K-12 (theatrical version) (1981) | Netherlands:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16 | UK:AA | UK:15 (video rating) (1986)

Filming Locations:

Fårö, Gotlands län, Sweden

Company:

Cinematograph AB

Trivia:

Originally a six-episode TV series: 1. Innocence and Panic; 2. The Art of Covering Up; 3. Paula; 4. Valley of Tears; 5. Illiteracy; 6. In the Middle of the Night in a Dark House Somewhere in the World. A total of 295 minutes were then cut down to 155 minutes.

Quotes:

Johan: Affection shouldn't be kept just for vacations.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Skydivers (#7.9)" (1994)

dissects the complexity of human relationships as an almost unbearable shrine to honesty

Ohmygod. Liv Ullman really deserved an Oscar for this one, as did Bergman. WOW- not many movies are this honest, this heartbreaking, this true, and this tumultuous- we see two people, in and out of a relationship over fifteen years, experiencing all the pain, loss, love, hate, anger, jealousy, denial, sadness, and so on that finding one's soul-mate brings, stretched out long-term.

Not many movies even come close to this one's brutality in its genuine awareness of people. Most modern films (and television, for that matter) cannot even come close to the psychological precision of Bergman's films. Perhaps "Scenes from a Marriage" is his best work- more accessible than "Wild Strawberries", more compelling than "Persona." This is definitely a film to seek out.