Saraband

As a result, Saraband is a great masterpiece, and a true and fitting culmination to a major career.....The film's living characters are riddled with insecurities, pain and regret....Shooting on digital video, the great director uses many of his customary techniques:....He finds people in their most intimate moments, brings them face-to-face with their fear and watches the result..... ... Full Review

Saraband," which unfolds in 10 short chapters, opens with a prologue in which Marianne, sitting at a desk strewn with old photographs, addresses the camera and introduces the story of her impulsive visit to Johan, whom she hasn't seen in 30 years. Ingmar Bergman has said that "Saraband," his bleak made-for-television epilogue to "Scenes From a Marriage," will be his final statement on film. ... Full Review

If we take him at his word, "Saraband" is a stunning and complex final bow from a stunning and complex artist. 'Saraband' explores failed love, need to connect ... Full Review

In a parched summer of reality TV, it seems hard to imagine television that could match finely worked dialogue and powerhouse performances with the voyeuristic impulse to watch the ups and downs of someone else's marriage. Overwhelming the film is a powerful sense of loss. ... Full Review