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Johan and Marianne's marriage appears stable, but their relationship begins to unravel when Johan reveals an affair. Over several years, we follow their separation, divorce, and continued interactions as they form new relationships while remaining emotionally bound to one another.
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Cast & crew
Liv Ullmann
Marianne
Erland Josephson
Johan
Bibi Andersson
Katarina
Jan Malmsjö
Peter
Anita Wall
Fru Palm, journalist
Rossana Mariano
Eva, 12 år
Lena Bergman
Karin, syster till Eva
Gunnel Lindblom
Eva
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Fru Jacobi
Bertil Norström
Arne
Wenche Foss
Modern
Ingmar Bergman
Pressfotografens röst (voice, uncredited)
Ingmar Bergman
Creator
Episodes
1 season · 6 episodesMiniseries6 ep. · 1973
Episode 1: Innocence and Panic
Apr 11, 1973 · 52 min
The story begins around Marianne's and Johan's 10th anniversary, when a reporter for a women's magazine interviews them. Peter and Katarina visit later for dinner, and cruelly humiliate one another.
Episode 2: The Art of Sweeping Things Under the Rug
Apr 18, 1973 · 41 min
Marianne tries to withdraw from a Sunday dinner with her parents but fails and realizes how difficult it is for her to let down other people's expectations. Johan flirts with another woman at work.
Episode 3: Paula
Apr 25, 1973 · 51 min
Johan came home unexpectedly and told Marianne that he'd been in a love affair with someone named Paula. After his declaration of breaking away from the past, and Marianne's failing to detain him, Johan drove away.
Episode 4: The Vale of Tears
May 2, 1973 · 51 min
Johan is disillusioned with Paula and revisits Marianne. They discuss their current lives and Johan attempts to initiate sex, but Marianne is unwilling. He attempts to spend the night but cannot sleep and leaves.
Episode 5: The Illiterates
May 9, 1973 · 51 min
Marianne and Johan meet at his office to sign divorce papers, but Johan refuses. The two fight savagely. Johan declares that they are emotional illiterates. They sign the papers.
Episode 6: In the Middle of the Night in a Dark House Somewhere in the World
May 16, 1973 · 51 min
Marianne and Johan have married other people, but are unhappy. Having met coincidentally in a theatre some time earlier, they have begun secretly seeing each other again. On the 20th anniversary of their wedding, they decide to spend time together at their country house. Finding that too strange, they go to a friend's country house instead. There they discuss how much they have changed, with Marianne more self-conscious and Johan accepting his real abilities. When Marianne awakes panicking from a nightmare, Johan comforts her.