Shame (film)

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Shame

Directed by	Ingmar Bergman
Produced by	Lars-Owe Carlberg
Written by	Ingmar Bergman
Starring	Liv Ullmann Max von Sydow Sigge Fürst Gunnar Björnstrand Ulf Johansson
Cinematography	Sven Nykvist
Release date(s)	September 29, 1968
Running time	103 min
Language	Swedish
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Shame (Swedish: Skammen) is a 1968 black-and-white film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, and starring Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow.

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The story follows two musicians, who, as a result of civil war, have moved away from society to a farm on a rural island. They are apolitical and indifferent to the war. Although they are in love, Jan (Sydow) is very sensitive and cries frequently. Eva (Ulmann) does not like his sensitivity, but puts up with it. The war eventually catches up with them, however...

[edit] Production

The film was shot on location on the small island Fårö, just north of the island Gotland, outside Sweden's south-east coast. It had a budget of SEK 2,800,000.

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Films by Ingmar Bergman

1940s: Crisis • A Ship to India • 1950s: Summer with Monika • A Lesson in Love • Smiles of a Summer Night • The Seventh Seal • Wild Strawberries • The Magician • 1960s: The Virgin Spring • Through a Glass Darkly • Winter Light • The Silence • All These Women • Persona • Hour of the Wolf • Shame • The Rite • The Passion of Anna • 1970s: The Touch • Cries and Whispers • Scenes from a Marriage • The Magic Flute • Face to Face • The Serpent's Egg • Autumn Sonata • 1980s: From the Life of the Marionettes • Fanny and Alexander • Karin's Face • After the Rehearsal • 1990s: In the Presence of a Clown • 2000s: Saraband