Synopsis
Scripted by Ingmar Bergman, this very personal film is about a destructive affair which wrecks the marriage of an actress (Marianne) and musician (Markus). Wanting to continue the affair, Marianne moves in with her lover. But she is tormented by Markus' decision not to let her have custody of their daughter. Finally Markus announces he may have a solution to the stalemate, but this leads to deception, lies and ultimately, tragedy.
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Cast
- Lena EndreMarianne
- Erland JosephsonBergman
- Krister HenrikssonDavid
- Thomas HanzonMarkus
- Marie RichardsonAnna Berg
- Michelle GylemoIsabelle
- Juni DahrMargareta
- Philip ZandénMartin Goldman
- Thérèse BrunnanderPetra Holst
- Stina EkbladEva
Recommandations
- 91
Entertainment Weekly
A domestic tragedy of lacerating vision. - 90
Wall Street Journal
A stunning drama that's distinguished by a magnificent performance; the most powerful scenes are those that play, as recollection or confession, on Lena Endre's lovely face. - 90
Los Angeles Times
Complex, challenging and richly rewarding, it glows with the kind of wrenchingly selfless portrayals that are the hallmark of the Bergman classics. - 90
Film.com
It makes us realize, suddenly, and with immense regret, what the rest of contemporary cinema so sorely lacks. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Intriguing in the way it dances in and out of the shadow of Bergman's autobiography. - 83
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ullmann has honed a too-long and sometimes relentless film that delves into the selfishness of passion but also captures the elusiveness and unpredictability of love. - 80
The New York Times
This attenuated two-and-a-half-hour reflection on marriage, adultery, parenthood and the casualties of sexual warfare unfolds like a brooding autobiographical epilogue to Mr. Bergman's much stormier 1973 masterpiece, "Scenes From a Marriage." - 75
Christian Science Monitor
An intense, claustrophobic drama of love and infidelity.
