Rent From the Life of the Marrionettes / After the Rehearsal (1984)
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2h 51min
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- Synopsis:
For more than 50 years , Ingmar Bergman produced ground breaking works of cinema that established him as one of the world's most acclaimed, enduring and influential filmmakers.
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980)Filmed in Germany, during Bergman's tax-related exile with a predominantly German cast and crew, 'From the Life of the Marionettes' continues the story of Katarina and Peter Egermann, the feuding, childless, professional couple who appear in 'Scenes from a Marriage'. This is an unusually raw and explicit drama in which all the scenes are shot in black and white except the opening sequence and the epilogue. Peter Egermann (Robert Atzorn), outwardly stable and well adjusted, suffers from depression, feelings of sexual inadequacy, and barely suppressed rage toward his wife, Katarina (Christine Buchegger). This eventually leads to the brutal rape and murder of a prostitute, known only as Ka, a nickname for Katarina.
After the Rehearsal (1984)
A moving tale of love, obsession and rejection, 'After the Rehearsal' is perhaps Bergman's most self-referential work. Directed during the latter part of his career, the film is, on the surface, a simple tale. However, as is typical of Bergman, the real truth lies buried under a web of complex emotions. The film tells the tale of a rational, exacting and self-controlled theatre director (Erland Josephson), who awakes from reminiscing about a former lover to find that her daughter (Lena Olin) is in his theatre. Jolted into a rare emotional response, the feelings of the director are exposed, and he explains in a painful confessional that any relationship he and she may have is doomed to fail.- Actors:
- Erland Josephson, Ingrid Thulin, Lena Olin, Nadja Palmstjerna-Weiss, Bertil Guve, Robert Atzorn, Christine Buchegger, Martin Benrath, Rita Russek, Lola Müthel, Walter Schmidinger, Heinz Bennent, Ruth Olafs, Karl-Heinz Pelser, Gaby Dohm, Toni Berger, Erwin Faber, Heino Hallhuber, Doris Jensen, Paul Bürks
- Directors:
- Ingmar Bergman
- Producers:
- Jörn Donner, Ingmar Bergman, Richard Brick, Helmut Rasp, Horst Wendlandt, Ingrid Bergman
- Writers:
- Ingmar Bergman
- Aka:
- Aus dem Leben der Marionetten / Efter repetitionen
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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- Release Date:
- 30/01/2023
- Run Time:
- 171 minutes
- Languages:
- German LPCM Mono, Swedish LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly Commissioned Artwork by Andrew Bannister
