Robert Atzorn, Heinz Bennent, Martin Benrath, Christine Buchegger

Made during Bergman's tax-related exile in Germany, the film continues the story of Katarina and Peter Egermann, the feuding, childless, professional couple who appear in one episode of "Scenes From A...( read more  read more... ) Marriage." After Peter perpetrates a horrendous crime in its first scene, the rest of the film consists of a non-linear examination of his motivations, incorporating a police psychological investigation, scenes from the Egermanns' married life, and dream sequences.

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R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: Ingmar Bergman

Release Date: July 13, 1980

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  • December 14, 2009
    Bergman was on top form writing this piece - there's lots to think about. What motivates a respectable man, whose mental state indicates only a small risk of self-harm, to undertake such a violent and frenzied crime? Do the ulterior motives and actions of those around him (wife, ...( read more)shrink, wife's business partner...)deliberately or unwittingly trigger the crime - or indeed are those sub-plots entirely incidental to the central event? These questions are not answered - they are raised and illuminated.

    This is not Bergman's greatest piece of cinema - the mixture of documentary, drama and flashback can be a little disorienting - but the argument of the film drives on relentlessly and it is compulsive watching. Well worth seeing.
  • November 20, 2008
    A somewhat underrated Bergman film, made in Germany during his tax exile from Sweden.
    The film starts in colour, with a brutal murder by the main character. What follows next is a series of non chronological scenes before the crime and interrogations after the crime, all illust...( read more)rating the main characters troubles and what drove him to the murder.
    Visually the film is beautiful thanks to Sven Nykvist, especially the black and white cineamatography (which 90% of the film is). Plus there are some brilliant surreal dream sequences.
  • January 5, 2009
    nominated for best foreign film by NBR
  • October 31, 2008
    wow just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie its really enjoyable movie as well..its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that the director of thi...( read more)s Drama, Art House & International movie had done a really good job of directing this movie its a really powerful Drama, Art House & International movie 2 watch because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie its a good movie n its really worth watching
  • August 16, 2007
    At times brilliant, other times flawed. Surreal, erotic, and disturbing. Bergman's first 80s film is a culmination of all his styles of filmmaking. A daring experiment that almost works.
  • August 11, 2007
    yeah, somos grandes marionetes do modelo social bem como de sua alienação, que só nos leva a um único caminho: a desgraça (seja pela morte ou pela loucura).

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