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Film · 1974

Scenes from a Marriage

Original titleScener ur ett äktenskap

Directed by Ingmar Bergman · starring Liv Ullmann, Jessica Chastain and Erland Josephson

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Synopsis

The film 'Scenes from a Marriage' is based on its homonymous Swedish tv series. Ingmar Bergman is again the flimmaker and writer of the film. In addition, the whole cast came back from the tv series to do the film. It chronicles the life of Marianne and Johan, a family lawyer especialices in divorce and a psychology teacher, and their marriage through many years in which we can see the development in their relationship: infidelity, divorce and subsequent partners.

It is not simply a narrative about a relationship and its ups and downs, but a film that examines topics like love, loneliness, what it means to feel fulfilled or the need of security and validation of another person.

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The essentials

Runtime
169 min2 hours and 49 minutes
Budget
$150,000
How long is Scenes from a Marriage?
2 hours and 49 minutes (169 minutes).
Who directed Scenes from a Marriage?
Ingmar Bergman.
Who is in Scenes from a Marriage?
It stars Liv Ullmann, Jessica Chastain, Erland Josephson and Oscar Isaac.
Where can I watch Scenes from a Marriage?
In the UK you can watch it on subscription on HBO Max, with a channel on Prime Video and on buy on Apple TV.
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Cast

Full cast (14)
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Writers
Ingmar Bergman
Producers
Jessica Chastain, Oscar Isaac

Reviews

All 3 reviews

What the critics say

  • New York TimesVincent Canby "It's a movie of such extraordinary intimacy that it has the effect of breaking into mysterious components many things we ordinarily accept without thought" Read
  • Time OutGeoff Andrew "An exhaustive study of the doubt, despair, confusion and loneliness experienced by a woman" Read
  • Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert "One of the truest, most luminous love stories ever made." Read

Trivia

  • Increase in divorces

    In the year of it's release, 1974, the divorce rate in Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) increased tremendously.

  • Film adaptation

    'Scenes from a Marriage' is in fact an adaptation based on the Swedish tv series with the same name. The filmmaker, writer and cast of the first project are the same ones of the film.

  • 'Scenes from a Marriage''s legacy

    The 'Scenes from a Marriage''s plot has been adapted multiple times through the decades.
    On the other hand, we can found many references to its narratives in several films, like Paul Mazursky's 'Scenes from a Mall', with Woody Allen in the leading role. It's a dark comedy about a deteriorating marriage.

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