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Aus Dem Leben Der Marionetten
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Synopsis
Produced and directed for German television, Ingmar Bergman's From the Life of the Marionettes starts out in color and switches almost immediately to black-and-white. This cinematic self-indulgence is ideally suited to the subject matter: the horrible consequences of a rapidly disintegrating marriage. The husband, Peter Egerman (Robert Atzorn) is unable to articulate his frustration through normal channels. Warped by his repression, Egerman ends up raping and murdering a prostitute. This outrage occurs at the very beginning of the film; the rest of the footage is devoted to a semi-documentary study of the failed marriage, the police investigation, and the husband's twisted psyche. Once again, Bergman's vision is superbly realized by the camerawork of Sven Nykvist. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Heinz Bennent Arthur Brenner
Martin Benrath Mogens Jensen
Christine Buchegger Katarina Egerman
Gaby Dohm Frau Anders, Peter Egerrnann's secretary
Ruth Olafs Nurse
Karl-Heinz Pelser Police Investigator
Rita Russek Katarina Kraft
Walter Schmidinger Tim

Production Crew

Herbert Strabel Art Director
Sven Nykvist Cinematographer
Rolf Wilhelm Composer (Music Score)
Charlotte Flemming Costume Designer
Ingmar Bergman Director
Petra Von Oelffen Editor
Lew Grade Executive Producer
Martin Starger Executive Producer
Horst Wendlandt Producer
Ingmar Bergman Producer
Martin Starger Producer
Rolf Zehetbauer Production Designer
Ingmar Bergman Screenwriter
Year: 1980
Runtime: 104
Country: Sweden
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
ITC Entertainment

Awards
1980 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review