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From the Life of the Marionettes (1981)
- NR
- 06/30/1981 (US)
- Drama, TV Movie
- 1h 44m
The Woman He's About to Touch is a Dream. The Murder He's About to Commit is Not.
Overview
Made during Bergman's tax-related exile in Germany, the film continues the story of Katarina and Peter Egermann, the feuding, childless, professional couple who appear in one episode of "Scenes From A Marriage." After Peter perpetrates a horrendous crime in its first scene, the rest of the film consists of a non-linear examination of his motivations, incorporating a police psychological investigation, scenes from the Egermanns' married life, and dream sequences.
Ingmar Bergman
Director, WriterCast
![Robert Atzorn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2Mlax5oL4qzm5q7bhRoL0Dklr3v.jpg)
Robert Atzorn
Peter Egerman![Christine Buchegger's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/k4f5wKzGMxWTil0RaB4Rd7j69Qd.jpg)
Christine Buchegger
Katarina Egerman![Martin Benrath's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7UfMJ0p4YevbmKwkefcott1meEf.jpg)
Martin Benrath
Mogensjensen![Rita Russek's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/mbtkHEWewu6NQ97jj4cFn6G9tAn.jpg)
Rita Russek
Katharina Krafft![Lola Müthel's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/b0wffAfX3rSAX4lVOzvXdxRlAt3.jpg)
Lola Müthel
Cordelia Egerman![Walter Schmidinger's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/73pyWmxBkybt7dKyQzL4mzaqpNt.jpg)
Walter Schmidinger
Tim Mandelbaum![Heinz Bennent's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/81N96jTbh4zsJP1giyk6sCKjxFb.jpg)