Reuniting the characters of Johan and Marianne three decades after "Scenes from a Marriage," "Saraband" follows Marianne's visit to her reclusive ex-husband, where she finds him locked in a destructive conflict with his troubled son Henrik and Henrik's musically gifted daughter Karin. Told as an intimate chamber drama, the film explores love, resentment, forgiveness, and the inescapable pull of family bonds.
Saraband has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 27 Jul 2005
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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 27 Jul 2005
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Saraband was released in 2003 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 133 reviews, giving Saraband (2003) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 82% and users giving an average score of 83%.
With a score of 78%, Saraband is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2003, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 2003 with similar scores include films like Last Life in the Universe and Step Into Liquid.
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