i watch this movie on a big screen a few month ago . i do not know what to expect precisely and and for the first ten minute i fear i might not enjoy this film . it be begin very slowly and in silence and almost banality and which be all the less exciting a the sound be quite bad and the subtitle sometimes impossible to read . but i definitely do not regret to have go on watch it . it be one of the most beautiful bergman movie i have ever see and at the same time human and ruthless and psychologically so convincing . seldom have i see actor play so wonderfully and with such an intensity on their face represent liv ullman interpretation be unforgettable and sydow be excellent too . there be always psychological violence in bergman movie and and this one may be the most physically violent of them all . the strained relationship between the man and the woman evolve in parallel with the physical violence that be surround them . finally and this sober and violent and powerful film contain a surprisingly striking human depth . an excellent bergman .