In 2020, we received one of the most wrenching tales of marriage, love, and divorce ever with Noah Baumbach’s heartbreaking “Marriage Story” with Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver. But arguably, one of the early towering masterpieces on this same subject is Ingmar Bergman’s 1970s TV project, “Scenes From A Marriage” (Bergman was married five times, he should know). A 1973 Swedish television miniseries starring Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson, “Scenes From A Marriage,” explored the disintegration of the marriage. Now, HBO has remade the series starring Oscar Isaac (HBO’s “Show Me a Hero”) and Jessica Chastain (Academy Award® nominee for “Zero Dark Thirty”). Adapted from Bergman’s classic Swedish miniseries and developed, written, and directed by Hagai Levi (HBO’s “In Treatment” and “Our Boys,” “The Affair”), the upcoming limited series will debut this September on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
Here’s the official synopsis
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SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE re-examines the original’s iconic depiction of love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage, and divorce through the lens of a contemporary American couple, played by Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain.
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Produced by Media Res and Endeavor for HBO, Executive Producers on the project include Hagai Levi, Amy Herzog, Michael Ellenberg, Lars Blomgren, Jessica Chastain, Oscar Isaac, Daniel Bergman, Blair Breard.
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Until now, “Scenes From A Marriage” didn’t have a specific date, but HBO unveiled the new trailer today and revealed the limited series premieres on September 12. That will make perfect sense as the series will receive its debut (the first two episodes at the Venice Film Festival starting the week before. Chastain and Isaac in a devastating drama about the disintegration of marriage? Sounds painful, but we’re in. Watch the new trailer below.
