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From the Life of the Marionettes

1980 · 104 min

A cold, clinical descent into a marriage's rot, watched with the detachment of an autopsy and the dread of a slow nightmare.

Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Robert Atzorn, Christine Buchegger, Martin Benrath
Tagline
The Woman He's About to Touch is a Dream. The Murder He's About to Commit is Not.
Overview
An account of the events before and after a murder committed by a disturbed businessman in a strained marriage, and what led him to perform such a shocking act.

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Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Robert Atzorn, Christine Buchegger, Martin Benrath
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Robert Atzorn, Christine Buchegger, Martin Benrath, Rita Russek, Lola Müthel, Walter Schmidinger, Heinz Bennent, Karl Heinz Pelser
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
104 min
Country
Germany, Austria
Languages
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