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Shame

Original title: Skammen
  • 1968
  • R
  • 1h 43m
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8.0/10
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Shame (1968)
Drama

In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, ... Read allIn the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.

  • Director
    • Ingmar Bergman
  • Writer
    • Ingmar Bergman
  • Stars
    • Liv Ullmann
    • Max von Sydow
    • Sigge Fürst
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writer
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Stars
      • Liv Ullmann
      • Max von Sydow
      • Sigge Fürst
    • 72User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 5 nominations

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    Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann in Shame (1968)
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    Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann in Shame (1968)
    Max von Sydow in Shame (1968)
    Max von Sydow in Shame (1968)
    Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann in Shame (1968)
    Liv Ullmann in Shame (1968)
    Liv Ullmann in Shame (1968)
    Liv Ullmann in Shame (1968)

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    Liv Ullmann
    Liv Ullmann
    • Eva Rosenberg
    Max von Sydow
    Max von Sydow
    • Jan Rosenberg, Evas man
    Sigge Fürst
    Sigge Fürst
    • Filip, gerillaledare
    Gunnar Björnstrand
    Gunnar Björnstrand
    • överste Jacobi, borgmästare
    Birgitta Valberg
    Birgitta Valberg
    • fru Jacobi
    Hans Alfredson
    Hans Alfredson
    • Fredrik Lobelius, antikhandlare
    Ingvar Kjellson
    Ingvar Kjellson
    • Oswald, lärare i förhörslokalen
    Frank Sundström
    Frank Sundström
    • Förhörsledaren
    Ulf Johansson
    Ulf Johansson
    • Läkaren i förhörslokalen
    Vilgot Sjöman
    Vilgot Sjöman
    • Tv-intervjuaren
    Bengt Eklund
    Bengt Eklund
    • vakten på Jacobis expedition
    Gösta Prüzelius
    Gösta Prüzelius
    • Kyrkoherden i förhörslokalen
    Willy Peters
    Willy Peters
    • En äldre officer
    Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
    Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
    • Kvinna i flyktingbåten
    Agda Helin
    Agda Helin
    • Handlarfrun
    Ellika Mann
    • En kvinnlig fångvaktare i förhörslokalen
    Rune Lindström
    Rune Lindström
    • Den tjocke herrn
    Axel Düberg
    Axel Düberg
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    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writer
      • Ingmar Bergman
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    • Trivia
      Although generally regarded as one of Ingmar Bergman's finest films, the director himself was largely unhappy with the film. In his book "Images: My Life in Film", Bergman wrote that he felt the script was uneven, resulting in a poor first half.
    • Goofs
      Considering the bomb explosions near the house and the greenhouse, it is odd that some many glass windows are still present later.
    • Quotes

      Eva Rosenberg: Sometimes everything seems just like a dream. It's not my dream, it's somebody else's. But I have to participate in it. How do you think someone who dreams about us would feel when he wakes up. Feeling ashamed?

    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Le contrôle de l'univers (1999)

    User reviews72

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    A Gripping but unrelentingly depressing film
    An interesting and always gripping film, Bergman's "Shame" is completely devoid of any humor. From frame one, it's an unrelentingly downbeat and depressing film, albeit one that lingers in the mind due to it's haunting images. Liv Ullmann and Max Von Sydow are brilliant as the politically uninvolved couple who suffer the terrifying consequences of being caught up in the midst of a civil war. The issues behind the war are never defined and the two opposing sides are virtually indistinguishable in that they both practice indiscriminate torture and murder. The shame of the title applies on numerous levels throughout the film. The couple find themselves capable of acts that would have ordinarily been inconceivable, as they struggle to survive the onslaught of catastrophes. They betray their souls, their friends and even each other in a desperate attempt to simply survive another day.

    If there's a lesson to any of this, it may be that no one can afford to be ignorant of the issues and the world around them or else they will be ill-equipped to deal with them when they inevitably intrude on even the most isolated of lives.

    The black and white cinematography is stunning and the suspense is often unbearable, especially when the couple finds themselves at the mercy of renegade soldiers who cannot be reasoned with. The downbeat and confusing ending, however, does not satisfy...it seems a bit pretentious and leaves the viewer feeling a bit cheated. Nevertheless, a worthwhile and engrossing film from a master director.
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    • Auric2003
    • Aug 18, 2004

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    • Release date
      • December 23, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Language
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Sramota
    • Filming locations
      • Visby, Gotland, Sweden
    • Production companies
      • Cinematograph AB
      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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    • Budget
      • SEK 2,800,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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