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Saraband 15 rating

Ingmar Bergman’s close-up dissection of tortured emotions is fearless, compassionate and invigoratingly cathartic.

Drama 2003 107 mins

Director: Ingmar Bergman

Overview

A belated sequel to Scenes from a Marriage, Bergman’s final masterpiece finds Marianne (Ullmann) revisiting ex-husband Johan (Josephson) after many years, and finding him immersed in a hellish triangular relationship with his son and granddaughter. Guilt, recrimination, abuse and anxiety reign as Marianne strives to apply a balm to their pain. Bergman’s close-up dissection of tortured emotions is fearless, compassionate and invigoratingly cathartic.