Scenes from a Marriage (1973)

Original title

Scener ur ett äktenskap

Directed by

Ingmar Bergman

Genre

drama film

Country

Sweden

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 146 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A married couple's relationship slowly falls apart over ten years. Marianne is a divorce lawyer and Johan is a psychology professor. Through arguments and quiet moments, the series shows how love and resentment grow together.

intimaterawemotionally intenseslow-burnmelancholicunflinchingcharacter-drivenconversational

What happens

Scenes from a Marriage (Swedish: Scener ur ett äktenskap) is a 1973 Swedish television miniseries written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Over the course of six hour-long episodes, it explores the disintegration of the marriage between Marianne (Liv Ullmann), a divorce lawyer, and Johan (Erland Josephson), a reader in psychology. The series spans a period of 10 years. Bergman's teleplay draws on his own experiences, including his relationship with Ullmann. It was shot on a small budget in Stockholm and Fårö in 1972. After initially airing on Swedish TV in six parts, the miniseries was condensed into a theatrical version and received positive reviews in Sweden and internationally. Scenes from a Marriage was also the subject of controversy for its perceived influence on rising divorce rates in Europe. The film was ineligible for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and several other honours. The miniseries and film version influenced filmmakers such as Woody Allen and Richard Linklater. It was followed by a sequel, Saraband, in 2003, and stage adaptations. It was also adapted into an HBO miniseries in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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