Further Details

Title: Faithless
Format: DVD
Condition: New
Number Of Discs: 1
Release Date: 20/08/2001
Actors: Lena Endre, Erland Josephson, Krister Henriksson, Thomas Hanzon, Michelle Gylemo
Director: Liv Ullmann
Audio Language: Swedish, French
Runtime: 2 hours and 28 minutes
Region Code: DVD: 2 (Europe, Japan, Middle East...)
Studio: Palisades Tartan
Subtitle Language: English
Certificate: BBFC 15
Description: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Directed by Liv Ullman from a semi-autobiographical screenplay by Ingmar Bergman, 'Faithless' tells a story of love, infidelity and betrayal. Marianne (Lena Endre) and Markus (Thomas Hanzon) share a happily married life together, along with their nine-year-old daughter Isabelle (Michelle Gylemo), and regular visits from their good friend David (Krister Henriksson). One night, with Markus away from the apartment, David reveals his attraction to Marianne and from this one moment a dangerous and intense affair soon develops. When Markus discovers what is going on, he demands a divorce and seeks custody of Isabelle, but it is not long before he too forgoes his right to claim innocence in the matter.

AMAZON REVIEW
Reputedly based on an incident in the life of its screenwriter, Ingmar Bergman, Faithless is a powerful film that investigates the consequences of adultery, betrayal and grief and the long-term implications for everyone involved. Directed by Bergman's former muse and actress-turned-director, Liv Ullman, the story begins when an old man who lives by the sea, just like Bergman himself, ransacks his memories for material for his writing. He conjures up the beautiful Marianne (Lena Endre) who recounts a major turning point in her life: her affair with her husband's best friend. Her story is captured both in flashback and through Marianne's dialogue, as the camera lingers on her expressive face and his rapt, silent countenance. Not surprisingly the story is an intense and convoluted one and what ensues is a tale of guilt, pain and enduring damage as "simple things become complicated". The remote shore-side confessional location adds to the mystery: just what is their relationship? Is Marianne a figment of his imagination? As the film progresses, the truth begins to dawn.

Lena Endre gives a vividly emotional performance, particularly during the poignant scenes concerning her beautiful but increasingly withdrawn daughter (luminescently acted by Michelle Gylemo). Without seeming to judge her, Endre brilliantly portrays a woman who knows that what she is doing is wrong, but does it all the same. The rawness of the erupting emotions is reinforced by an almost total lack of background music and the film becomes ever more involving to watch, even if the key characters seem to have brought about their misfortune themselves. If there is a weakness here it is that the performances of the men are somewhat overshadowed. Lover David, enigmatically portrayed by Krister Henrekssen, looks older than his allocated years and his motivations are unclear; Thomas Hanzon, playing Markus the charismatic husband, seems too restrained in his role and the viewer longs for him to do something wrong to justify his wife's affair. When he eventually does, the ramifications are enormous. Faithless is riveting and very much in keeping with the Bergman oeuvre, here expressed through the sensitive, restrained direction of Liv Ullman. --Christina McLoughlin

DVDs ARE REGION 2 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

Playback Region 2 :This will not play on most DVD players sold in the U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda. You will require a multi-region DVD player and a PAL compatible TV to view.

Missing Information?

Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.