From the Life of the Marionettes (1981)

  • NR
  • 06/30/1981 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 44m

The Woman He's About to Touch is a Dream. The Murder He's About to Commit is Not.

Overview

Peter and Katarina 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?

Ingmar Bergman

Director, Writer

Cast

Robert Atzorn's headshot

Robert Atzorn

Peter Egerman
Christine Buchegger's headshot

Christine Buchegger

Katarina Egerman
Martin Benrath's headshot

Martin Benrath

Mogensjensen
Rita Russek's headshot

Rita Russek

Katharina Krafft
Lola Müthel's headshot

Lola Müthel

Cordelia Egerman
Walter Schmidinger's headshot

Walter Schmidinger

Tim Mandelbaum
Heinz Bennent's headshot

Heinz Bennent

Arthur Brenner
Karl Heinz Pelser's headshot

Karl Heinz Pelser

Untersuchungsrichter

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