From the Life of the Marionettes

(1980)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 121 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1980

Runtime: 104 мин

Country: Germany, Austria

Director: Ингмар Бергман

Cast: Robert Atzorn, Christine Buchegger, Martin Benrath, Rita Russek, Lola Müthel, Walter Schmidinger, Хайнц Беннент, Karl Heinz Pelser, Gaby Dohm, Toni Berger

Plot

An account of the events before and after a murder committed by a disturbed businessman in a strained marriage, and what led him to perform such a shocking act.

Made during Writer, Producer, and Director Ingmar Bergman's tax-related exile in Germany, the movie continues the story of Katarina (Christine Buchegger) and Peter Egermann (Robert Atzorn), the feuding, childless, professional couple who appear in one episode of "Scenes From A Marriage". After Peter perpetrates a horrendous crime in its first scene, the rest of the movie consists of a non-linear examination of his motivations, incorporating a police psychological investigation, scenes from the Egermanns' married life, and dream sequences.