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Scenes from a Marriage is an American drama television miniseries developed, written and directed by Hagai Levi produced for HBO, and starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain. It is an English-language remake of the 1973 Swedish miniseries of the same name by Ingmar Bergman.
Sep 4, 2021 · HBO’s Scenes From a Marriage, a contemporary, American remake that premieres on Sept. 12, nods to this illusion-puncturing aesthetic. Most episodes open with one of the two leads, Oscar Isaac and...
- Judy Berman
- Breaking The Fourth Wall
- Reversed Gender Roles
- Family Dynamics
One of the most glaring differences between Bergman and Levi's Scenes from a Marriage is the latter's choice to break the fourth wall. Levi opens the first four episodes (and ends the fifth) by showing his actors and crew on set, oftentimes wearing masks. The director explained in an interview with Collider that the decision to break the fourth wal...
One of the more interesting creative choices Levi made was to modernize the material by swapping gender roles. In the original 1973 Scenes from a Marriage, Johan is the primary earner and ultimately betrays his wife with an extramarital affair. In the remake, however, it is Chastain's character Mira who is the main breadwinner and the one who stray...
Unlike in the 1973 version of Scenes from a Marriage, where the children are really more of a plot device and then never seen after the opening sequence, Mira and Jonathan's child plays an important role in the 2021 remake. In a recent interview with IndieWire, Levi discussed his choice to develop the child's perspective: "Around eight years ago, I...
Sep 23, 2021 · ‘Scenes From a Marriage’ Where: HBO and HBO Max When: 9 p.m. Sunday Rating: TV-MA (may be unsuitable for children under the age of 17)
- Charles Mcnulty
- Theater Critic
- charles.mcnulty@latimes.com
Sep 8, 2021 · As a whole, “Scenes from a Marriage” doesn’t always match the intensity of Chastain’s and Isaac’s performances. But when they burn white-hot, it’s difficult to look away. Entire limited series screened for review. “Scenes from a Marriage” premieres on HBO on September 12.
Sep 4, 2021 · You surely don’t need to have watched Scenes From a Marriage in its original television format or the edited cinematic incarnation — the latter is now available on HBO Max — but familiarity...
Sep 10, 2021 · A review of HBO’s ‘Scenes From a Marriage,’ starring Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac in an update of the Ingmar Bergman original.
