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6.1/10   268 votes
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Director:
Ingmar Bergman
Writer:
Ingmar Bergman (writer)
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Release Date:
14 July 1971 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A seemingly happy Swedish housewife and mother begins an adulterous affair with a foreign archaeologist who is working near her home... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Bergman's First English Language Film more

Cast

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Elliott Gould ... David Kovac
Bibi Andersson ... Karin Vergerus

Max von Sydow ... Andreas Vergerus
Sheila Reid ... Sara Kovac
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Touch (USA)
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Runtime:
115 min
Country:
Sweden | USA
Language:
English | Swedish
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:L | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1996) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Rip Van Marlowe (2002) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Liksom En Herdinna more

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2 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Bergman's First English Language Film, 29 August 1999
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Author: James Rollner (newfilm99@aol.com) from Aurora, CO

Ingmar Bergman certainly ranks among the elite of film directors, yet missteps with this, his first (of two) English language film. The Bergman regulars, Bibi Andersson and Max von Sydow star as an upscale Swedish married couple whose lives are altered by the seemingly mysterious appearance of American Elliot Gould. After a series of (not so) discreet passes, Andersson finds herself falling for the moody, unpredictable Gould.Sven Nykvist's cinematography and one surprisingly tender love scene nearly save this, but, the film is unable to overcome two glaring flaws: the awkwardness of the dialogue (written by Bergman) and the poor performance by Elliot Gould. Gould, I suppose, can be an engaging actor, but is way out of his league; this film is, ultimately, only for completists.

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