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Shame

1968 · 104 min

A slow, suffocating descent into moral ruin, where intimacy curdles into cruelty and the distant war becomes an inescapable mirror.

Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Sigge Fürst
Overview
In the midst of a civil war, a pair of former violinists in a tempestuous marriage oversee a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.

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Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Sigge Fürst
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • survival
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Genres
war, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
104 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
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