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Faithless

One Moment Can Change A Lifetime

2000 · 2h 22m · R Drama, Romance
Directed by Liv Ullmann

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Overview

Scripted by Ingmar Bergman, this very personal film is about a destructive affair which wrecks the marriage of an actress (Marianne) and musician (Markus). Wanting to continue the affair, Marianne moves in with her lover. But she is tormented by Markus' decision not to let her have custody of their daughter. Finally Markus announces he may have a solution to the stalemate, but this leads to deception, lies and ultimately, tragedy.

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Fresh

It's a movie that shows us that the silence between two people can be more dramatic than 100 pages of dialogue.

Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten

Bergman has been far better at working out these themes than anything in Faithless would suggest.

Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh

Bergman has reached for a woman's insight his whole career. Ullmann completes this for him.

F.X. Feeney, L.A. Weekly
Rotten

These three adults are all sick puppies. But neither the actors nor their director has created any reason for one to care.

Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh

A powerful movie, with emotional rawness and honesty that have been hallmarks of Bergman's work as much as his incredible egocentricity.

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle

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