{"id":97289,"date":"2024-06-05T23:44:06","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T06:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97289"},"modified":"2024-06-06T18:42:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T01:42:22","slug":"shame-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97289","title":{"rendered":"Shame (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;What happens when they wake up and feel ashamed of all this?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Poster-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-97290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Poster-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Poster.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA husband (Max von Sydow) and wife (Liv Ullmann) surviving on an island farm during a civil war find their marriage increasingly strained.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ingmar Bergman Films<\/li>\n<li>Liv Ullmann Films<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Max von Sydow Films<\/li>\n<li>Scandinavian Films<\/li>\n<li>Survival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIn this follow-up to <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97297\"><em>Hour of the Wolf<\/em> (1968)<\/a>, Ingmar Bergman reteamed Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann as a husband-and-wife duo, this time reflecting feistier dynamics. While these former classical violinists want to simply live a peaceful rural life together:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Picnic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Picnic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"994\" height=\"726\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Picnic.png 994w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Picnic-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Picnic-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Picnic-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Picnic-370x270.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; they can&#8217;t stop quibbling, a situation made even harder given that their lives are repeatedly interrupted by violence from an ongoing civil war, with soldiers and tanks everywhere on the streets.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-War-Truck.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-War-Truck.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1005\" height=\"718\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-War-Truck.png 1005w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-War-Truck-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-War-Truck-128x91.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-War-Truck-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-War-Truck-378x270.png 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Made during the height of the Vietnam War, this semi-absurd socio-political film seems to be Bergman&#8217;s attempt to comment upon a potential dystopian near-future. As noted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/6182-shame-twilight-of-the-humans\">Michael Sragow&#8217;s essay for the Criterion Collection<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;As the sixties neared their end, even Bergman, the screen\u2019s foremost investigator of private life, intimate behavior, and post-religious faith, felt the need to make a statement on that turbulent decade and the legacy of World War II.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To that end, while Sweden infamously took a neutral stance during World War II, things are far from impartial in this film; the island is in a perpetual state of disarray and disruption:  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Newsreel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Newsreel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Newsreel.png 996w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Newsreel-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Newsreel-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Newsreel-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Newsreel-372x270.png 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the couple literally can&#8217;t find anywhere to rest or stay safe. The main narrative arc shows von Sydow becoming more determined than ever simply to survive at any cost; while Ullmann hates seeing his increasing brutality, she also knows she can&#8217;t live without him during such uncertain times. This challenging and provocative film isn&#8217;t easy to watch, but represents a unique entry in Bergman&#8217;s oeuvre and is must-see for fans of his work.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Liv Ullmann as Eva Rosenberg<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Ullmann.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Ullmann.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"726\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Ullmann.png 990w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Ullmann-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Ullmann-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Ullmann-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Ullmann-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Max von Sydow as Jan Rosenberg<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-von-Sydow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-von-Sydow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"994\" height=\"724\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-von-Sydow.png 994w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-von-Sydow-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-von-Sydow-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-von-Sydow-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-von-Sydow-371x270.png 371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine location shooting on F\u00e5r\u00f6 island<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Town.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Town.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"986\" height=\"722\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Town.png 986w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Town-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Town-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Town-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Town-369x270.png 369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sven Nykvist&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1003\" height=\"726\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Still.png 1003w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Still-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Still-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Still-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shame-Still-373x270.png 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. Listed as a film with Historical Importance and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063611\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/6182-shame-twilight-of-the-humans\">Criterion Essay <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1968\/12\/24\/archives\/screen-bergmans-fable-about-warliv-ullmann-stars-with-von-sydow-in.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-shame\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What happens when they wake up and feel ashamed of all this?&#8221; Synopsis: A husband (Max von Sydow) and wife (Liv Ullmann) surviving on an island farm during a civil war find their marriage increasingly strained. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ingmar Bergman Films Liv Ullmann Films Marital Problems Max von Sydow Films Scandinavian Films Survival Review: In this follow-up to Hour of the Wolf (1968), Ingmar Bergman reteamed Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann as a husband-and-wife duo, this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97289\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=97289"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97400,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97289\/revisions\/97400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=97289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=97289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}