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From the Life of the Marionettes

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Peter (Robert Atzorn) and Katarina (Christine Buchegger) are at a marital crossroads, but, when he brutally kills a burlesque dancer, their domestic squabbles are rendered trivial by comparison. In the wake of the crime, the film backtracks, painting a portrait of the fraught union between Peter and Katarina. When does a marriage go bad? What causes a member of the German bourgeoisie to murder an innocent woman? These are the questions director Ingmar Bergman's movie tries to answer.
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Synopsis Peter (Robert Atzorn) and Katarina (Christine Buchegger) are at a marital crossroads, but, when he brutally kills a burlesque dancer, their domestic squabbles are rendered trivial by comparison. In the wake of the crime, the film backtracks, painting a portrait of the fraught union between Peter and Katarina. When does a marriage go bad? What causes a member of the German bourgeoisie to murder an innocent woman? These are the questions director Ingmar Bergman's movie tries to answer.
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Producer
Ingmar Bergman, Horst Wendlandt
Screenwriter
Ingmar Bergman
Production Co
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Bavaria Film, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) [at], Incorporated Television Company, Personafilm
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 20, 2018
Runtime
1h 43m
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