Review of Shame (1968) by Mohamed A — 21 Dec 2012
Not as a strong as "Hour of Wolf" but still quite good, the second Ingmar Bergmann starring Liv Ullman and Max Von Sydow puts them into a civil war situation. Their generally peaceful, secluded lives get caught up in the uproar of the government and rebels and they become surrounded by forces, only to be held captive.
They lose everything, including their animals and farm, except for themselves, in the bombs and the generally graphic violence. Well moving chronicle, but also quite confusing at times, a little too fast.
Unfortunately, and I can't blame this on the film itself, but it is a turnoff when the Swedish dialogue is dubbed in hideous English, but a couple annoying American actors. I may have to watch it again in Swedish.
Not to be confused with the even more graphic "Shame" with Michael Fassbender in 2011.
This review of Shame (1968) was written by Mohamed A on 21 Dec 2012.
Shame has generally received very positive reviews.
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