When some water is spilled close to the audience, an actor breaks character and hands out towels. Emotionalismrecurs but is always replaced by emotional distance. van Hove unquestionably has a command of visual presentation and structure, but he is preoccupied with presenting meta-theatrical devices rather than storytelling and ultimately creating a cold, detached tone. Those very knowledgeable with the film, such as this reviewer who recently watched it again, might find it a trivialization. Very well performed and always at least interesting, those unfamiliar or barely familiar with the original work could find it stimulating and intriguing. Roslyn Ruff and Dallas Roberts as Marianne 2 and Johan 2 as they appear in Scenes from aMarriage (Photo credit: Jan Versweyveld) Its chief innovation is to have the two leading characters played by three sets of diverse actors, purportedly, “…to experience collectively the human dynamics of a relationship through all stages of a life-from youth to middle age to maturity.” In relation to its source material, it comes across as a superficial, ineffective and heavy-handed directorial concept. It is a problematic, confounding, and exasperating experience. Using an English language version of Bergman’s script by Emily Mann, this theatrical reconfiguring was conceived and directed by Ivo van Hove, general director of Holland’s Toneelgroep Amsterdam, renowned for his experimental, avant-garde stage productions. This searing 10-year examination of a marriage unraveling starred Erland Josephson as the 42-year-old scientist Johan and Liv Ullman as the 35-year-old divorce lawyer Marianne. ![]() Bergman was persuaded by film company executives to edit it into a nearly three-hour theatrical version that was released to worldwide acclaim. Originally shown as a six-part miniseries on Swedish television in 1973, Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage was a sensation there and throughout Scandinavia. “But it is almost certainly one of the most important films ever made, if by importance we understand the possibility of art’s influencing people in a positive way-a slight, elusive possibility, perhaps even an impossible one,” from John Simon’s 1975 review of the film version of Scenes from a Marriage released to theaters. Visit for more information.Alex Hurt and Susannah Flood as Johan 1 and Marianne 1 in a dramatic moment from Scenes from a Marriage(Photo credit: Jan Versweyveld) ![]() New York Theatre Workshop is located at 79 East 4th Street. He also helmed the world premiere opera of Brokeback Mountain. Van Hove has staged acclaimed productions at the New York Theatre Workshop ( More Stately Mansions, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Little Foxes, The Misanthrope), as well as the Brooklyn Academy of Music with Toneelgroep Amsterdam in recent years, including Husbands, Opening Night, Cries and Whispers. Scenes from a Marriage has production design by Jan Versweyveld and dramaturgy by Bart van den Eynde. Van Hove’s interpretation illuminates the universal themes of love, identity and vulnerability that are at the heart of Bergman’s timeless film." Burns, A Post-Electric Play), Erin Gann ( Apple Cove), Arliss Howard ( Joe Turner’s Come and Gone), Alex Hurt ( The Caucasian Chalk Circle), Mia Katigbak ( Awake and Sing!), Emma Ramos ( A Crucible) and Carmen Zilles ( Adoration of the Old Woman).Īccording to NYTW, "In this highly theatrical production of Ingmar Bergman's popular 1974 film 'Scenes from a Marriage,' an ensemble of virtuosic actors invites audiences into an intimate space to experience collectively the human dynamics of a relationship through all the stages of a life – from youth, to middle age to maturity. ![]() In addition to Benko ( Tales from Red Vienna), Roberts ("Dallas Buyer's Club," "The Walking Dead") and Ruff ( All The Way), the cast includes Susannah Flood ( Mr.
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