Shame
1968 · Movie · 104 min · ★ 7.5 · 70% critics
During a civil war, a couple of former violinists runs a farm on a rural island, trying to stay out of the conflict. Despite their efforts to escape, the war steadily invades their daily life and strains their relationship.
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Details
- Original title
- Skammen
- Years
- 1968
- Release date
- 1968-09-29
- Language
- Swedish
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (242 votes)
About
You’ll probably like Shame if you enjoy bleak, psychologically driven anti-war stories such as Through a Glass Darkly or Cries & Whispers, but Not for you if you want a hopeful, straightforward war narrative with clear political answers.
Pros: intense anti-war focus; bleak realism; standout performances | Cons: relentlessly grim tone; hard-to-like characters; war context unclear
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1969 · nominated
Cast & crew
Liv Ullmann
as Eva Rosenberg
Max von Sydow
as Jan Rosenberg
Sigge Fürst
as Filip
Gunnar Björnstrand
as Mr. Jacobi
Birgitta Valberg
as Mrs. Jacobi
Hans Alfredson
as Lobelius
Ingvar Kjellson
as Oswald
Frank Sundström
as Interrogator
Vilgot Sjöman
as TV Interviewer
Bengt Eklund
as Guard on Jacobi's Expedition
Directed by Ingmar Bergman