“In the Middle of the Night in a Dark House Somewhere in the World”
Directed by Ingmar Bergman • 1973 • Sweden
Starring Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson
SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE chronicles the many years of love and turmoil that bind Marianne (Liv Ullmann) and Johan (Erland Josephson) through matrimony, infidelity, divorce, and subsequent partners. Shot in intense, intimate close-ups by master cinematographer Sven Nykvist and featuring flawless performances, Ingmar Bergman’s emotional x-ray reveals the intense joys and pains of a complex relationship.
Up Next in SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE: The Television Version
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Ingmar Bergman on SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE
In this 1986 interview for Swedish television, Ingmar Bergman reflects on the making of SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE, discussing the characters he created and the strong response they elicited from their audience.
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Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson on S...
Actors Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson have each had prolific careers working with Ingmar Bergman and other directors and have also gone on to direct projects of their own. The success of SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE catapulted them to international celebrity. Both were interviewed in 2003: Liv Ullman...
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Peter Cowie on SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE
SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE was originally filmed as a six-part television series and then edited by Ingmar Bergman into a feature film. In this program, filmed in 2004, renowned Bergman expert Peter Cowie talks about the making of the two versions and the choices made by the director in the editing p...
