Scenes from a Marriage
Time has robbed Ingmar Bergmanâs film Scenes from a Marriage of some of its force but even so, if a forensic examination of a happy marriageâs collapse is what youâre looking for, itâs never been done better than it was here. Iâm talking about the 1974 movie version, not the original 6x45minute TV mini-series it was cut down from. TV was what Scenes from a Marriage was made for, and also ensured that Bergmanâs film wasnât eligible for any Oscar action (one of the many nonsensical nose/face strictures which the Academy has been forced to back down on over the years). Because it was âTV firstâ and had aired the previous year, it … Read more