The read
It runs long at 2h 34m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic79/100
53 audience votes
Key crew
- Liv UllmannDirector
- Ingmar BergmanWriter
Cast
- Lena EndreMarianne
- Erland JosephsonBergman
- Krister HenrikssonDavid
- Thomas HanzonMarkus
- Marie RichardsonAnna Berg
- Michelle GylemoIsabelle
- Juni DahrMargareta
- Philip ZandénMartin Goldman
- Thérèse BrunnanderPetra Holst
- Stina EkbladEva
- Johan RabaeusJohan
- Jan-Olof StrandbergAxel
Stills
Themes
adulterywoman director