Summary
Scripted by Ingmar Bergman, this very personal film is about a destructive affair which wrecks the marriage of an actress (Marianne) and musician (Markus). Wanting to continue the affair, Marianne moves in with her lover.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 82Audiences 79GoodWatch 69
Tomatometer85%
Metascore79
Audience score84%
IMDb7.4
Running time
2 h 34 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +45 min on the typical 109
typical 109154Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
Released
2000
September 15, 2000
26 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
Swedish
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Italy
Germany
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Lena EndreMarianne
Erland JosephsonBergman
Krister HenrikssonDavid
Thomas HanzonMarkus
Marie RichardsonAnna Berg- MGMichelle GylemoIsabelle
- JDJuni DahrMargareta
Philip ZandénMartin Goldman
Thérèse BrunnanderPetra Holst
Stina EkbladEva
Johan RabaeusJohan
Jan-Olof StrandbergAxel
Björn GranathGustav
Gertrud StenungMartha- ÅLÅsa LindströmPrompter 2
Tomas GlavingThe student (uncredited)
Directing · 4
- Liv Ullmann Director
- Lotta Gummesson Script Supervisor
- Roland Lindmark Assistant Director
- Gunnlaugur Jónasson Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Ingmar Bergman Writer
Production · 6
- Maria Curman Executive Producer
- Johan Mardell Producer
- Kaj Larsen Producer
- Maria Kiisk Casting
- Jacques Foussat Production Manager
- Elisabeth Liljeqvist Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Jörgen Persson Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Sylvia Ingemarsson Editor
Art · 1
- Göran Wassberg Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Inger Pehrsson Costume Design
- Cecilia Drott Makeup Artist
- Elisabeth Ekman Makeup Artist
More like this
Similar
Most like Faithless overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
- The Woman Next Door (1981)
GoodWatch score 80 - A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
GoodWatch score 89 - Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
GoodWatch score 83 - A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
GoodWatch score 85 - Elegy (2008)
GoodWatch score 66 - Scenes from a Marriage (1974)
GoodWatch score 87 - Locke (2014)
GoodWatch score 79 - Open Hearts (2002)
GoodWatch score 80 - Siyah İnci (2017)
GoodWatch score 75 - Pieces of a Woman (2020)
GoodWatch score 71 - The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2014)
GoodWatch score 66 - Rabbit Hole (2010)
GoodWatch score 76 - Intimacy (2001)
GoodWatch score 63 - Krisha (2016)
GoodWatch score 81 - Vortex (2021)
GoodWatch score 80 - The Wife (2017)
GoodWatch score 76
Same genre
More drama movies
- Midsommar (2019)
GoodWatch score 73 - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
GoodWatch score 82 - Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91 - Almost Famous (2000)
GoodWatch score 86 - Amadeus (1984)
GoodWatch score 87 - 127 Hours (2010)
GoodWatch score 77 - Inside Man (2006)
GoodWatch score 78 - The Lives of Others (2006)
GoodWatch score 88