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Skammen
SWEDEN · 1968

Skammen

Ingmar Bergman
civil war marriage conflict isolation moral ambiguity art and survival
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Synopsis

In the midst of a civil war, a pair of former violinists in a tempestuous marriage oversee a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.

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