Saraband
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80 out of 100

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  • Starring: Börje Ahlstedt, Erland Josephson, Julia Dufvenius, Liv Ullmann
  • Summary: In this sequel to Bergman's 1973 film "Scenes from a Marriage," Marianne and Johan meet again after thirty years without contact, when Marianne suddenly feels a need to see her ex-husband again. She decides to visit Johan at his old summer house in the western province of Dalarna. And so, one beautiful autumn day, there she is, beside his reclining chair, waking him with a light kiss. (Sony Pictures Classics)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 25 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 29
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  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    Powerfully, painfully honest.
  2. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: David Ansen
    80
    With Saraband, the great writer-director has stepped back into the ring for one last epic wrestle with his demons. There is, as always, no easy outcome. But no one ever fought for higher emotional and spiritual stakes.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    80
    Ms. Ullmann, now 65, and Mr. Josephson, 81, have a supreme mastery of the Bergman style. Their performances are spiritual and emotional X-rays.
  4. Empire
    Reviewed by: David Parkinson
    60
    Insightful as ever but a little dated in the set-up and treatment of the shooting.

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  1. ryancarroll88
    9
    Ingmar Bergman was never one to shy away from the brutal honesties of life, and with "Saraband" (his last feature), all of that pain is projected onto 4 characters who so desperately need fulfillment from each other and themselves. What he leaves us with is this - the longer you wait for resolution in your life, the harder it is to get it.… Expand
  2. RobertS.
    9
    How amazing that Bergman, in his late 80s, still has the touch. Saraband may not be up to the level of his greatest films, such as Fanny and Alexander, but it is certainly on the same level as Scenes From a Marriage.… Collapse
  3. Dr.Suess
    4
    Bergman can do so much better than this.

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