Saraband | |
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Written by | Ingmar Bergman |
Directed by | Ingmar Bergman |
Starring | Liv Ullmann Erland Josephson Börje Ahlstedt Julia Dufvenius Gunnel Fred |
Country of origin | Sweden Italy Germany Finland Denmark Austria |
Original languages | Swedish English German |
Production | |
Cinematography | Stefan Eriksson Jesper Holmström Per-Olof Lantto Sofi Stridh Raymond Wemmenlöv |
Editor | Sylvia Ingemarsson |
Running time | 107 minutes (Swedish TV) 120 minutes (International theatrical) |
Original release | |
Network | SVT 1 |
Release | December 1, 2003 |
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Saraband is a 2003 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, and his final film. It was made for Swedish television, but released theatrically in a longer cut outside Sweden. Its United States theatrical release, with English subtitles, was in July 2005. The Swedish television version is 107 minutes, while theatrical releases run just under 2 hours.
The story is a sequel to Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage (1973), bringing back the characters of Johan and Marianne. It is a co-production of Sweden, Italy, Germany, Finland, Denmark, and Austria.