Autumn Sonata
A slow, emotionally raw chamber drama of confrontation and regret, with long close-ups and dialogue that cuts to the bone.
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Scenes from a Marriage
An intimate, unflinching look at a marriage's slow unraveling, demanding emotional attention with raw dialogue and quiet devastation.
About 1973 television miniseries by Ingmar Bergman
Genres drama
Created by Ingmar Bergman
Written by Ingmar Bergman
Starring Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson, Erland Josephson, Gunnel Lindblom, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Wenche Foss, Jan Malmsjö, Bertil Norström
Length 6 episodes, 281 min each
Network Sveriges Television
Country Sweden
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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