Paradise

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Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage was never this much fun! In this closely observed Swedish film about an older married couple, the overbearing Hans plays the trumpet while using the upscale outhouse at their lakeside cottage—with the door wide open. His wife, Kerstin, defies her irascible mate by rowing herself out to a nearby island to pick lingonberries.  And that’s only the beginning. A dubious decorating project exposes the sharply conflicting aesthetic visions and interpersonal styles of these fierce individualists. This wry, absorbing, and beautifully shot film treats the profound and absurd elements of coupledom with delicacy and humor, offering insight into how relationships stand the test of time. MP

Director

Jerzy Sladkowski

Producer

Antonio Russo Merenda

Release Year

2007

Festival Year

2008

Country

Sweden

Run Time

58 minutes

Premiere

North American Premiere