From the Life of the Marionettes

From the Life of the Marionettes

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

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Produced by Personafilm, ZDF

1980104 min7.3 / 10

A psychologically probing, deeply unsettling examination of a man's descent into violence, structured around the collision of dream and reality, desire and repression.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Does From the Life of the Marionettes end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is From the Life of the Marionettes sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is From the Life of the Marionettes violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is From the Life of the Marionettes easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is From the Life of the Marionettes scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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80/ 100

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There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise84

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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