Marriage Over Time

Thinking of the 1973 film, Scenes from a Marriage.

Such an intimate portrayal of a marriage over time by Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, which was originally a mini-series. It explores the highs and lows of romantic love that relentlessly binds us together.

One of my favorite scenes is towards the end when the couple is already divorced and Johan, the ex-husband comes over for dinner. Marianne, the ex-wife, starts reading from a journal about herself growing up, how she always felt awkward and allowed other people to define her, as Johan falls asleep listening to her.

Both characters are so poignant in expressing the real depth and emotion of female and male energies, behaviors and expressions.