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From the Life of the Marionettes
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
R
1980
1h 40m
Drama
7.2
64%
77%
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An account of the events before and after a murder committed by a disturbed businessman in a strained marriage, and what led him to perform such a shocking act.
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Cast of From the Life of the Marionettes
Robert Atzorn
Peter Egerman
Christine Buchegger
Katarina Egerman
Martin Benrath
Mogensjensen
Rita Russek
Katharina Krafft
Lola Müthel
Cordelia Egerman
Walter Schmidinger
Tim Mandelbaum
Heinz Bennent
Arthur Brenner
Karl Heinz Pelser
Untersuchungsrichter
Gaby Dohm
Frau Anders
Toni Berger
Portier
Erwin Faber
Heino Hallhuber
Ingmar Bergman
Director / Writer / Producer
Horst Wendlandt
Producer
From the Life of the Marionettes Ratings & Reviews
Gay Community News (Boston)
Michael Bronski
The trouble with From The Life Of The Marionettes is that we don't care about any of the main characters: it might as well be a documentary about polar ice caps instead of people.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Pollack
It's a strong film, as Bergman films are, but it is not as good as some of his earlier works, mainly because of the rather repetitious feel of the story.
House Next Door
Ela Bittencourt
It's in those fully imagined marital fights that the film sheds it straightjacket of alternating plot twists, and lets the richer, more mournful emotions creep in.
Eye for Film
Amber Wilkinson
Bergman's reality is tense and stark.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
The subject of this Ingmar Bergman film is repression, but everything is dismayingly on the surface.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
It explores Bergman's usual concerns over marriage, sex and despair, but is not up to the director's better works.
TV Guide
The title signifies that the husband is just another puppet in the scheme of things, unable to properly respond to sensual and emotional arousal that varies from the routine structure.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
From the Life of the Marionettes zeroes in on one troubled marriage and the ambiguities of human sexuality.
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