
Faithless
Seen it?2000 | 154 min | Drama, Romance
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved The French Lieutenant's Woman, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's long: 2 hr 34 min.
- It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$105K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 59K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Liv Ullmann
- Lena EndreMarianne
- Erland JosephsonBergman
- Krister HenrikssonDavid
- Thomas HanzonMarkus
- Marie RichardsonAnna Berg
- Michelle GylemoIsabelle
- Juni DahrMargareta
- Philip ZandénMartin Goldman
- Thérèse BrunnanderPetra Holst
- Stina EkbladEva