Directed by:
Ingmar BergmanScreenplay:
Ingmar BergmanCinematography:
Sven NykvistComposer:
Rolf A. WilhelmCast:
Robert Atzorn, Heinz Bennent, Martin Benrath, Toni Berger, Christine Buchegger, Gaby Dohm, Erwin Faber, Doris Jensen, Lola Müthel, Ruth Olafs (more)Plots(1)
Made during his self-imposed exile in Germany, Ingmar Bergman’s From the Life of the Marionettes offers a lacerating portrait of a destructive marriage and a complex psychological analysis of a murder. Businessman Peter nurses fantasies of killing his wife, Katarina, until a prostitute becomes his surrogate prey. In the aftermath of the crime, Peter and Katarina’s psychiatrist and others attempt to explain its roots. Jumping back and forth in time, this compelling film moves seamlessly between seduction and repulsion, and the German cast is superb. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Robert Atzorn
German Empire
Best movies:
Korczak (1990)
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
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Heinz Bennent
German Empire
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
Die Wildente (1976)
Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979)
Martin Benrath
German Empire
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
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Toni Berger
German Empire
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
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Christine Buchegger
Austria
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
Das Traumschiff (1981) (series)
Rosamunde Pilcher (1993) (series)
Gaby Dohm
German Empire
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
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Erwin Faber
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
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Doris Jensen
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
Peter in Magicland (1990)
Lola Müthel
German Empire
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
Die Nibelungen, Teil 2 - Kriemhilds Rache (1967)
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Ruth Olafs
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
Karl-Heinz Pelser
German Empire
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
Rita Russek
West Germany
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Antonia - Zwischen Liebe und Macht (2001) (TV movie)
Walter Schmidinger
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
Lemmings, Part 1 - Arcades (1979) (TV movie)
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Paul Bürks
German Empire
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
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Heino Hallhuber
German Empire
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
Carmina burana (1975) (TV movie)