Saraband

2003 · 2h00 · Film

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Starring Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Börje Ahlstedt, Julia Dufvenius, Gunnel Fred

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

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.

Original language

Swedish

Screenplay

Ingmar Bergman

Cinematography

Jesper Holmström, Sofi Stridh

Cast

Julia Dufvenius, Gunnel Fred

Updated July 22, 2026

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