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(aka "Scenes from a Marriage")
Marianne (Liv Ullmann) and Johan (Erland Josephson) always seemed like the perfect couple. But when Johan suddenly leaves Marianne for another woman, they are forced to confront the disintegration of their marriage. Shot in intense, intimate close-ups by master cinematographer Sven Nykvist, the film chronicles ten years of turmoil and love that bind the couple despite their divorce and subsequent marriages. Flawless acting and dialogue portray the brutal pain and uplifting peace that accompany a lifetime of loving. Originally conceived as a six-part miniseries for Swedish television. *** Scenes from a Marriage chronicles the many years of love and turmoil that bind Marianne and Johan, tracking their relationship through matrimony, infidelity, divorce, and subsequent partnerships. Originally conceived by director Ingmar Bergman as a five-hour, six-part television miniseries, the film is also presented in its three-hour theatrical cut. Shot largely in intense, intimate close-ups by cinematographer Sven Nykvist and featuring flawless performances by Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson, Bergman’s emotional X-ray reveals the deep joys and pains of a complex bond. |
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Theatrical Release: April 11th, 1973 - Sweden (TV Premiere)
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Comparison:
Criterion (3 Disc) - Region 0 - NTSC vs. SF (Svenska filmindustri) (2 Disc) - Region 2 - PAL vs. Criterion (2 Disc) - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
NOTE: SF (Svenska filmindustri) is only the Television version!
Big thanks to Per-Olof Strandberg for the SF (Svenska filmindustri) screen captures!
1) Criterion - Region 0 - NTSC - LEFT 2) SF (Svenska filmindustri) - Region 2 - PAL - MIDDLE 3) Criterion Collection - Region 'A' - Blu-ray RIGHT |
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Distribution | Criterion - Spine # 229 - Region 0 - NTSC | SF
(Svenska filmindustri) Region 2 - PAL |
Criterion Collection - Spine # 229 - Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | Approx. 2:43 US Theatrical and 6 hour Swedish Television version |
part 1: 49:28, part 2: 39:26, part 3: 49:22
part 4: 49:25, part 5: 49:26, part 6: 48:46
(4%
PAL speedup) |
Disc One - TV Version: 4:59:50.806 Disc 2 Theatrical: 2:49:56.186 |
Video |
1.37:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.43 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
1.37:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average
Bitrate: unknown |
Disc One - TV Version: Disc Size: 49,921,268,312 bytes Feature Size: 49,730,912,256 bytes Average Bitrate: 18.71 Mbps Dual-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video 1080P Disc 2 Theatrical: Disc Size: 48,675,728,593 bytes Feature Size: 43,971,422,208 bytes Average Bitrate: 30.58 Mbps Dual-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video 1080P |
Disc One - TV Version: Blu-ray
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Disc 2 Theatrical: Blu-ray
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Audio | Swedish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) |
Swedish (Dolby Digital 1.0) |
LPCM Audio Swedish 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit |
Subtitles | English, and none | Swedish HoH, Norwegian, Finnish , Danish and none | English, and none |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Criterion / Home Vision Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.37:1
Edition Details:
• SPECIAL EDITION THREE–DISC SET FEATURES: |
Release Information: Studio: SF (Svenska filmindustri)
Aspect Ratio: Edition Details:
ONLY THE TELEVISION VERSION
Details:
DVD
Release Date: December 10th, 2003 Chapters 6 X 6
According to the cover: The film is
restored from original film-negative and original sound mix
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Release Information:
Disc One - TV Version: Disc Size: 49,921,268,312 bytes Feature Size: 49,730,912,256 bytes Average Bitrate: 18.71 Mbps Dual-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video 1080P
Disc 2 Theatrical: Disc Size: 48,675,728,593 bytes Feature Size: 43,971,422,208 bytes Average Bitrate: 30.58 Mbps Dual-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video 1080P
Edition Details: Disc Two
• Interviews with Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson (24:44)
An essay by author Phillip Lopate |
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.
ADDITION:
Criterion Region 'A' Blu-ray
- (August 2018)
Criterion bring Bergman's "Scenes from a Marriage" to
Blu-ray
in this new 2-disc set. The first disc houses the film's original 5 hour
Swedish Television version (in NTSC not original PAL.) The second disc
has the theatrical cut. The bitrate on the first disc is understandably
low, but the image looks much better than the DVD, especially in motion.
Detail levels are significantly improved and there is heavy grain
present, as it should be (the film was shot in 16mm). Where the previous
Criterion DVD was ever-so-slightly cropped at the top of the frame, this
seems to be fixed on the new
Blu-ray
transfer (see candle at the top of the chandelier in the second cap, or
the strand of hair now visible in the third cap). The bitrate is much
higher on the second disc and the image looks very similar, if not
better, when in motion.
The success of
Scenes from a Marriage catapulted them to international
celebrity. Liv Ullmann was interviewed in New York and Josephson in
Stockholm. "Ingmar Bergman" is a 1986 interview for Swedish television,
with Bergman reflecting on the making of Scenes from a Marriage,
discussing the characters he created and the strong responses they
elicited from their audience. Scenes from a Marriage was
originally filmed as a six-part television series; it was then edited by
director Ingmar Bergman into a feature film. "On the Versions" is
a 2003 program with Bergman biographer Peter Cowie discussing the two
versions of the film and the choices the director made in the editing
process. Colin Zavitz *** ON THE DVDs: When the film was shot for television, and afterward re-cut to cinema, the cinema print is most probably made from an inter negative from the original negative, and then made a new 35 mm inter-negative for the film-copies, therefore, I suspect that the TV version should have better picture quality than the cinema print!
Opposite to Rohmers 16 mm films, this is NOT MADE FOR THE SCREEN. Therefore it's made as most of the Nordic TV series in early 70'. I have seen it in television, and it looks exactly the same. Most of the 16 mm films shot for the screen uses more lightning than the television productions! The image quality of these editions don't seem very different. The Criterion is cropped on top the Svenska filmindustri on the bottom - both negligibly. The Criterion has English subs and the SF version does not. The SF looks a little green and a little 'heavy', but nothing untoward. This looks pretty acceptable from both sides. Criterion will nip ahead in the image, Extras and menus. |
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![]() Part of Criterion's Bergman Blu-ray Boxset coming out in November 2018: |
Distribution | Criterion - Spine # 229 - Region 0 - NTSC | SF
(Svenska filmindustri) Region 2 - PAL |
Criterion Collection - Spine # 229 - Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
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