A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
October 8, 1980
Original Title:
Aus dem Leben der Marionetten
Alternate Titles:
Fra marionetternes liv
From the Life of the Marionettes
Genres:
Drama | TV Movie
Production Companies:
Personafilm
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16 FI: K-16 SE: 15
Runtime: 104
Peter and Katarina are at a marital crossroads, but, when he brutally kills a burlesque dancer, their domestic squabbles are rendered trivial by comparison. In the wake of the crime, the film backtracks, painting a portrait of the fraught union between Peter and Katarina. When does a marriage go bad? What causes a member of the German bourgeoisie to murder an innocent woman?
Art Direction:
Herbert Strabel
Assistant Camera:
Lars Karlsson
Karl-Heinz Hofmann
Assistant Director:
Johannes Kaetzler
Trudy von Trotha
Assistant Sound Designer:
Norbert Lill
Chief Lighting Technician:
Rudolf Ibelher
Choreographer:
Heino Hallhuber
Costume Design:
Heinz A. Schulze
Charlotte Flemming
Director:
Ingmar Bergman
Director of Photography:
Sven Nykvist
Editor:
Petra von Oelffen
Makeup Artist:
Mathilde Basedow
Original Music Composer:
Rolf A. Wilhelm
Producer:
Horst Wendlandt
Ingmar Bergman
Production Designer:
Rolf Zehetbauer
Production Manager:
Paulette Hufnagel
Irmgard Kempinski
Sound Mixer:
Milan Bor
Still Photographer:
Arne Carlsson
Unit Manager:
Michael Juncker
Franz Achter
Writer:
Ingmar Bergman
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