From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) Aus dem Leben der Marionetten
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980)
DVDRip | MKV | 640x480 | x264 @ 1850 Kbps | 99 min | 1,42 Gb
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Genre: Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 640x480 | x264 @ 1850 Kbps | 99 min | 1,42 Gb
Audio: Deutsch AC3 2.0 @ 160 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Writer: Ingmar Bergman
Stars: Robert Atzorn, Christine Buchegger, Martin Benrath
Made during Bergman's tax-related exile in Germany, the film continues the story of Katarina and Peter EGermann, the feuding, childless, professional couple who appear in one episode of "Scenes From A Marriage." After Peter perpetrates a horrendous crime in its first scene, the rest of the film consists of a non-linear examination of his motivations, incorporating a police psychological investigation, scenes from the EGermanns' married life, and dream sequences.
Bergman made this film in Germany, while in exile from Sweden for tax-related reasons. It's a dark and disturbing psychological portrait of a man, Peter, who murders a prostitute in the opening scene. The film moves back and forth in time, using title cards to establish the setting in time, trying to explain Peter's troubles. It's reminiscent of Scenes from a Marriage, as Peter has problems relating to his wife, Katarina. A few weeks before the murder, he started having fantasies and dreams about murdering her. The prologue, depicting the murder (or, more precisely, the moments before the murder) and the epilogue (Peter in prison) are filmed in color, but everything else is in black and white. The composition is generally not showy, but there is an amazingly filmed dream sequence, the film's centerpiece. The script is generally brilliant, very observant. The only thing I felt was a little underdeveloped was the homosexual character, Tim, and Peter's supposed latent homosexuality, which the psychoanalyst character describes near the end. I wasn't quite sure what to make of that material. 9/10.
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From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) Aus dem Leben der Marionetten
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