Saraband ( Opening )

Directed by Ingmar Bergman On the 2nd of February

Sweden/Denmark/Norway/Italy/Finland/Germany - 2003- Color - 107' - Swedish with English subtitles
With Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Börje Ahlstedt, Julia Dufvenius, Gunnel Fred

Scenario:: Ingmar Bergmanr
Cinematography:: Raymond Wemmenlöv, Per-Olof Lantto, Sofi Stridh, Jesper Holmström, Stefan Eriksson
Editing:: Sylvia Ingemarsson
Produced by :: :Sveriges Television AB (Sweden); Danmarks Radio (Denmark); Norsk Rikskringkasting (Norway), Radiotelevisione Italiana (Italy), Yleisradio Ab TV1 (Finland), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen / Österreichischer Rundfunk / ZDF Enterprises GmbH / Network Movie Film und Fernsehproduktion (Germany)

Synopsis

After thirty years without contact Marianne suddenly feels a need to see her ex-husband Johan again. She heads to pay him a visit at his old summerhouse in the western province of Dalarna. And so, on a beautiful autumn day, there she is, beside his reclining chair.

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Nominated for the Best European Union Film, 2005 César Awards

Official Selection, 2004 New York Film Festival

“Ms. Ullmann, now 65, and Mr. Josephson, 81, have a supreme mastery of the Bergman style. Their performances are spiritual and emotional X-rays.”
Stephen Holden, The New York Times

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