From the Life of the Marionettes

1980 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 4,914 VOTES · DIR. Ingmar Bergman

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Overview

Peter and Katarina are at a marital crossroads, but, when he brutally kills a burlesque dancer, their domestic squabbles are rendered trivial by comparison. In the wake of the crime, the film backtracks, painting a portrait of the fraught union between Peter and Katarina. When does a marriage go bad? What causes a member of the German bourgeoisie to murder an innocent woman?

Dialogue Timeline — 1,084 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:06 From the Life of the Marionettes
00:06:41 But I'll stop being evasive. I'll tell you what's troubling me.
00:10:39 Humiliate, challenge, threaten the other.
00:14:05 She wouldn't die right away. It'd take a few minutes for her to faint.
00:17:38 He'd probably consider it a practical idea.
00:21:53 Rationally speaking, the risks are pretty minimal.
00:25:00 I remember he used to bite his fingernails. It looked awful.
00:31:03 That'll relax me. And it's healthy. - Don't drink so much.
00:34:07 Surfeit? I don't even know what that is.
00:38:10 The first extension of the agreement covers a period of 71/2 years...
00:42:18 I hope you don't mind. - I don't mind.
00:45:44 Perhaps a few tears are shed at first. A strange kind of crying...
00:49:21 That whole business about intimacy is just a dream.
00:53:39 is Tomas Isidor Mandelbaum. - If you know my name, why ask?
00:56:39 I recommended Katarina Krafft, gave him her address...
01:00:26 But somehow there was a direct link between my lower body...
01:04:09 The feelings of rage and horror almost suffocated me.
01:09:32 We ran into Melkers and his lady friend.
01:12:48 I can manage by myself. Thank you for coming, dear Arthur.
01:16:49 I went to see him yesterday. - Yes?
01:20:11 But suddenly I think I know what Peter is feeling and thinking.
01:25:55 Maybe it was stupid of me to send her away.
01:31:14 perfume, cigarette smoke.
01:35:24 All becomes possible.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,084
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line01:35:24

Production Record

DirectorIngmar Bergman
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes4,914