The film was ruled ineligible for Oscar consideration because the longer mini-series version of it had already been telecast in Sweden.
Though Bergman's work as a theater director is more extensive and some argue more important than his already large filmography, and though he aspired to be known for his writing of dialogue and characters in the league of Ibsen and Strindberg, Scenes from a Marriage was only the first time one of his films was adapted into a stage version.
Ranked number 92 non-English-speaking film in the critics' poll conducted by the BBC in 2018.
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #229.
The film made its US broadcast debut on HBO in May 1975.