Scenes from a Marriage
By March 15, 2004
When Scenes from a Marriage (1974) was first released theatrically in the U.S., it held the voyeuristic thrill of watching a live couple flailing themselves before our eyes. The nearly three-hour Read more »
- Sweden
- 1973
- 169 minutes
- Color
- 1.33:1
- Swedish
- Spine #229
SYNOPSIS: Scenes from a Marriage chronicles the many years of love and turmoil that bind Marianne (Liv Ullmann) and Johan (Erland Josephson) through matrimony, infidelity, divorce, and subsequent partners. Shot in intense, intimate close-ups by master cinematographer Sven Nykvist and featuring flawless performances, Ingmar Bergman’s emotional x-ray reveals the intense joys and pains of a complex relationship. The Criterion Collection is proud to present both the three-hour U.S. theatrical cut of Scenes from a Marriage and Bergman’s original five-hour, six-part television version.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Marianne | Liv Ullmann |
| Johann | Erland Josephson |
| Katarina | Bibi Andersson |
| Peter | Jan Malmsjö |
| Eva | Gunnel Lindblom |
| Mother | Wenche Foss |
| TV reporter | Anita Wall |
| Mrs. Jacobi | Barbro Hiort af Ornäs |
Credits
| Director | Ingmar Bergman |
| Written and directed by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Cinematography | Sven Nykvist |
| Assistant camera | Lars Karlsson |
| Wardrobe | Inger Pehrsson |
| Makeup | Cecilia Drott |
| Editing | Siv Lundgren |
| Script girl | Ulla Stattin |
| Sound | Owe Svensson |
| Production supervisor | Lars-Owe Carlberg |
Disc Features
SPECIAL EDITION THREE–DISC SET:
- High-definition digital transfers of both the television and the theatrical version
- Video interview with Ingmar Bergman from 1986
- Video interview with stars Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson
- Video interview with Bergman scholar Peter Cowie comparing the two versions of Scenes from a Marriage
- PLUS: An essay by author Phillip Lopate
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