Summary
Reuniting the characters of Johan and Marianne three decades after "Scenes from a Marriage," "Saraband" follows Marianne’s visit to her reclusive ex-husband, where she finds him locked in a destructive conflict with his troubled son Henrik and Henrik’s musically gifted daughter Karin. Told as an intimate chamber drama, the film explores love, resentment, forgiveness, and the inescapable pull of family bonds.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 86Audiences 81GoodWatch 82
Tomatometer91%
Metascore80
Audience score87%
User score8.0
IMDb7.5
Running time
2 h
A typical length for dramas, +11 min on the typical 109
typical 109120Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2003
December 1, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
TV MovieDramaLanguage
Swedish
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishGermanMade in
Austria
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Italy
Norway- Sweden
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Ingmar Bergman Director, Writer
Production · 1
- Pia Ehrnvall Executive Producer
Camera · 5
- Raymond Wemmenlöv Director of Photography
- Sofi Stridh Director of Photography
- Jesper Holmström Director of Photography
- Stefan Eriksson Director of Photography
- Per-Olof Lantto Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Sylvia Ingemarsson Editor
Sound · 8
- Anton Bruckner Music
- Johann Sebastian Bach Music
- Per Nyström Sound Designer
- Ulf Olausson Sound Designer
- Börje Johansson Sound Designer
- Anders Degerberg Sound Designer
Art · 1
- Göran Wassberg Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Inger Pehrsson Costume Design
- Cecilia Drott Makeup Artist
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GoodWatch score 81You're here
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