Shame

During an allegorical civil war, a couple of musicians retreat to a farm on a rural island somewhere in Sweden. There, they both face fear and their condition as survivors. A kind of dystopian parable, it's one of Bergman's most remarkable films and also a tribute to Liv Ullman (we've never seen her as beautiful as in the beginning of this film) and her radiant vitality.

Duration: 103’
Production year: 1968
Country: SE
Language: SV Subtitles: PT

Ingmar Bergman

Born in 1918, Ingmar Bergman is widely recognised as Sweden's greatest director and screenwriter. He began his career in the theatre, writing scripts and working as a director. When Alf Sjöberg, impressed by his work, asked him to write a script for his film Torment (1944) and to accompany him on the shoot as an assistant director, Bergman made his transition to the film world. Amongst his most famous movies we can find The Seventh Seal (1957), Wild Strawberries (1957), Through a Glass (1961) and Cries and Whispers (1972). Bergman is one of the most important figures of 20th century movie making and remains a fundamental piece to understand contemporary cinema. He is noted for his versatile camerawork and for his fragmented narrative style, which contribute to his bleak depiction of human loneliness, vulnerability and torment.

Original title: Skammen

Ingmar Bergman

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