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Saraband

2003 · 120 min

An intimate, emotionally raw chamber piece that unfolds slowly, demanding close attention as it explores the painful complexities of family bonds.

Overview
Reuniting the characters of Johan and Marianne three decades after "Scenes from a Marriage," "Saraband" follows Marianne’s visit to her reclusive ex-husband, where she finds him locked in a destructive conflict with his troubled son Henrik and Henrik’s musically gifted daughter Karin. Told as an intimate chamber drama, the film explores love, resentment, forgiveness, and the inescapable pull of family bonds.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
tv movie, drama
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Written by
Ingmar Bergman
Starring
Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Börje Ahlstedt, Julia Dufvenius, Gunnel Fred
Cinematography
Raymond Wemmenlöv, Per-Olof Lantto
Runtime
120 min
Country
Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden
Languages
English, German, Swedish

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