Scenes from a Marriage

1974 2h 49m SV

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 411

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Liv Ullmann
Marianne
Erland Josephson
Johan
Bibi Andersson
Katarina
Jan Malmsjö
Peter
Gunnel Lindblom
Eva
Wenche Foss
Modern
Bertil Norström
Arne
Anita Wall
Mrs. Palm

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ingmar Bergman
Writers: Ingmar Bergman
Languages: Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 169 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Scenes From A Marriage Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ingmar Bergman, shot by Sven Nykvist. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Siv Lundgren shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson and Bibi Andersson carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ingmar Bergman directs. Sven Nykvist behind the camera. Siv Lundgren cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.

Trivia

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1Clocks in at 169 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
352 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Part of the "Scenes From A Marriage Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Ingmar Bergman, shot by Sven Nykvist. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Siv Lundgren shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson and Bibi Andersson carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt6725014 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "midlife crisis", "marriage", "loneliness", "forty something".