The film is an uncompromisingly harrowing and honest account of male-female relationships.
Scenes from a Marriage(Scener ur ett äktenskap)
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Sweden · 1974
Rated PG · 2h 49m
Director Ingmar Bergman
Starring Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Bibi Andersson, Jan Malmsjö
Genre Drama, Romance
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A seemingly happy married couple, Marianne and Johan are deeply troubled, and the veneer of contentment in their relationship slips when Johan confesses to an affair. They soon separate and are in the process of divorce when they begin an unexpected reconciliation. Despite continuing to see other people, they recognize the strong bond they have.
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Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
One of the truest, most luminous love stories ever made.
New York Times by Vincent Canby
It's a movie of such extraordinary intimacy that it has the effect of breaking into mysterious components many things we ordinarily accept without thought, familiar and banal objects, faces, attitudes, and emotions, especially love.
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