Scene dintr-o căsnicie. După repetiție

Filmberättelser #25

by Ingmar Bergman, Carmen Vioreanu (trad.)

„Lucrînd la Scene dintr-o căsnicie, înainte să apuc să-mi dau seama, aveam deja şase dialoguri distincte despre iubire, căsătorie şi tot felul de alte lucruri care vin odată cu ele. Johan şi Marianne, sau Marianne şi Johan, şi-au dat voie să fie laşi, curajoşi, fericiţi, furioşi, îndrăgostiţi, nesiguri, satisfăcuţi, ipocriţi, perfizi, răutăcioşi, copilăroşi, mizerabili, afectuoşi, nemiloşi, proşti, neajutoraţi – pe scurt, fiinţe umane.” (Ingmar Bergman)

După repetiţie este o reprezentare a artistului la apogeul carierei sale, aflat în culmea gloriei, pentru care arta – teatrul şi locul lui pe scenă – este viaţă, iar orice altceva este iluzie.” (The New York Times)

Genres: Plays, Fiction, Classics, Film, Drama, Romance, Sweden

232 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a nine-time Academy Award-nominated Swedish film, stage, and opera director. He depicted bleakness and despair as well as comedy and hope in his explorations of the human condition. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in cinematic history.

He directed 62 films, most of which he wrote, and directed over 170 plays. Some of his internationally known favorite actors were Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson, and Max von Sydow. Most of his films were set in the stark landscape of his native Sweden, and major themes were often bleak, dealing with death, illness, betrayal, and insanity.

Bergman was active for more than 60 years, but his career was seriously threatened in 1976 when he suspended a number of pending productions, closed his studios, and went into self-imposed exile in Germany for eight years following a botched criminal investigation for alleged income tax evasion.

Reviews

[Anthony McGill · Rating 5 out of 5]

I believe that a new version of Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece "Scenes from a Marriage" has been produced for HBO.
Hopefully it will create interest in the original which was first shown on Swedish television in 1973 ("Scener Ur Ett Aktenskap") as a six-part series with a running time of 282 minutes. A year later it was released as a feature film for the international market at an edited running time of 168 minutes.

The film won world-wide acclaim; being chosen as Best Picture, Best Actress (Liv Ullmann), Best Supporting Actress (Bibi Andersson) and Best Screenplay (Bergman) by the National Society of Film
Critics. It also won Best Actress and Best Screenplay awards from the New York Film Critics Circle. Being originally produced for television, it was not eligible for Academy Award consideration as per the Academy's by-laws.

When the series was first shown in Sweden, practically the whole country stayed home. Streets were deserted and appointments canceled while everyone followed the terrible and very moving story that might have been their own. Bergman had taken the most banal of situations, a seemingly perfect marriage that goes wrong, and turned it into a drama that struck all too close to home. They could well be the people next door.

Very much in the classic tradition of the "marriage plays" of Ibsen and Strindberg, Bergman wrote an intensely personal, searing and very truthful drama about the human experience.

In the words of Bergman: "This opus took three months to write, but rather a long part of my life to experience. I'm not sure that it would have turned out better had it been the other way round, though it would have seemed nicer. I have felt a kind of affection for these people while I've been occupied with them. They have grown rather contradictory, sometimes anxiously childish, sometimes pretty grown-up. They talk quite a lot of rubbish, now and then saying something sensible. They are nervous, happy, selfish, stupid, kind, wise, self-sacrificing, affectionate, angry, gentle, sentimental, insufferable, and lovable. All jumbled up."

This version of Ingmar Bergman's screenplay was published in book format prior to the feature film release and is actually the entire script of the television production, broken up in six scenes - 1: Innocence and Panic / 2: The Art of Sweeping Under the Rug / 3: Paula / 4: The Vale of Tears / 5: The Illiterates / 6: In the Middle of the Night in a Dark House Somewhere in the World.

The production starred Bergman stalwarts: Liv Ullmann (as Marianne), Erland Josephson (Johan), Bibi Andersson (Paula) with Jan Malmsjo (Peter) and Gunnel Lindblom (Eva). Direction and Screenplay by Ingmar Bergman. Photography by Sven Nykvist.

As with most Bergman screenplays, his style of writing translates the script into what can be studied and enjoyed quite simply as a novel but without sacrificing any of its filmic roots.

My review is based on the original Pantheon Books hardcover First American edition, 1974 - 199 pages including a selection of stills interspersed with the text.

[Virginia Cornelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Scene dintr o casnicie" a fost scrisa de Ingmar Bergman in 1973 si tot atunci a fost regizata in 6 epsioade pentru micul ecran, avandu-i drept protagonisti pe Erland Josephson si pe muza si iubita autorului, Liv Ulmann.
Cartea pe care am citit-o, este aparuta la Polirom si cuprinde o interesanta introducere, de aproximativ 30 de pagini, despre regizor, ceea ce m-a bucurat, pentru ca stiam foarte putine despre el, o piesa scurta “ Dupa repetitie “ si piesa de rezistenta “ Scene dintr-o casnicie “.
“Dupa repetitie” reda o discutie despre teatru, iubire si dorinta intre un regizor trecut de floarea varstei, personajul principal al noii piese , Anna - noul obiect al dorintei si o actrita, fosta iubita a regizorului, acum in declin profesional, fizic si emotional. Mi-a placut si aceasta poveste, dar vreau sa ma concentrez pe “ Scene “ pentru a nu lungi prea mult recenzia.

Voi incepe prin a spune ca este cea mai buna povestire /carte pe care am citit-o anul acesta, si va ajunge intre preferatele mele. “ Scene dintr-o casnicie “ este cea mai buna radiografie a intimitatii, in care Bergman, el insusi un maestru al explorarii ( a fost casatorit de 5 ori, a avut numeroase amante, si 9 copii ) incearca se raspunda la intrebarea : care sunt elementele care fac dragostea pe termen lung sustenabila?
Marianne – 35 de ani, avocata specializata in divorturi. Johan – 42 de ani, conferentiar universitar.
Fac marte din clasa de mijloc suedeza, sunt casatoriti de 10 ani, au impreuna doua fetite, apartament de locuit, case de vacanta, si cate o masina. S-au cunoscut de mult, si inca se iubesc, se trateaza cu respect si nu se cearta niciodata. Ei discuta. Orice. Obiectiv. Rational, cu multa consideratie reciproca.
Si totusi, pagina dupa pagina, prin introducerea altor cateva personaje, Ingmar Bergman expune intr-un fel nemaiintalnit de mine dinamica relatiilor dintre sexe, tema copiilor,a contraceptiei, a rolului de parinte , dar si de iubit, si cum poate sau nu poate o casnicie sa supravietuiasca. Stim cand incepe aceasta relatie , dar nu neaparat cum si cand apar fisurile, pe care de cele mai multe ori alegem sa le ignoram. Ce suntem dispusi sa facem si sa acceptam din iubire.

Redau o parte din interviul din deschiderea cartii, dintre Marianne si o doamna de la o revista pentru femei :


“ Doamna Palmer : Cum ai defini cuvantul fericire?
Marianne: Fericirea inseamna probabil sa fii multumit.Nu-mi lipsese nimic. In afara de venirea verii, bineinteles. Imi doresc sa fie mereu asa.Ca nimic sa nu se schimbe.
P: Ce ai de spus despre fidelitate?
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M : Ma intreb daca fidelitatea poate exista altfel decat ca un lucru de la sine inteles. Fidelitatea nu poate fi niciodata o constrangere sau o decizie ferma. Nu poti promite niciodata fidelitate. Ori exista, ori nu exista. Mie imi place sa-i fiu fidela lui Johan, de aceea sunt fidela. Fireste ca nu stiu cum o sa fie maine sau saptamana viitoare.”
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P: Ce ai de spus despre iubire?
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M : Nimeni nu mi-a explicat ce este iubirea.Si nici macar nu sunt sigura ca este necesar sa stiu asta. Daca vrei sa ai o descriere amanuntita, poti sa te uiti in Biblie, acolo Pavel a descris iubirea. Singura problema e ca definitia ne aplatizeaza. Daca iubirea e ceea ce spune Pavel ca e, atunci e atat de rara, ca abia daca a trait-o vreun om. Dar cand e citit cu voce tare la nunti ai alte ocazii festive, acel pasaj e destul de eficient. Eu consider ca e suficient sa fii dragut cu cel cu care traiesti. Tandretea e si ea buna. Umorul si camaraderia si toleranta. Ambii moderate in ceea ce-l priveste pe celalalt. Dara putem livra acele ingrediente, atunci...Atunci iubirea nu e asa importanta.”
P : De ce esti asa indignata?
Marianne : In meseria mea intalnesc tot timpul oameni care s-au prabusit sub niste pretentii de neinteles de manifestare a sentimentelor. E barbar.”

"Scene dintr-o casnicie " - noua mea carte favorita !

[Maria Roxana · Rating 4 out of 5]

O radiografie a intimității.

“M: Cred că e ciudat ca doi oameni să trăiască împreună o viață întreagă fără să...
Fără să ajungă unul la celălalt. ”

”Doamna Palmer : Cum ai defini cuvântul fericire?
Marianne: Fericirea înseamnă probabil să fii mulțumit.Nu-mi lipsese nimic. În afară de venirea verii, bineînțeles. Îmi doresc să fie mereu așa.Că nimic să nu se schimbe.

P: Ce ai de spus despre iubire?
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M : Nimeni nu mi-a explicat ce este iubirea.Și nici măcar nu sunt sigură că este necesar să știu asta. Dacă vrei să ai o descriere amănunțită, poți să te uiți în Biblie, acolo Pavel a descris iubirea. Singura problema e că definiția ne aplatizează. Dacă iubirea e ceea ce spune Pavel că e, atunci e atât de rară, că abia dacă a trăit-o vreun om. Dar când e citit cu voce tare la nunți ai alte ocazii festive, acel pasaj e destul de eficient. Eu consider că e suficient să fii drăguț cu cel cu care trăiești. Tandrețea e și ea bună. Umorul și camaraderia și toleranță. Ambii moderate în ceea ce-l privește pe celălalt. Dară putem livra acele ingrediente, atunci...Atunci iubirea nu e așa importantă.”

[Martyna Antonina · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,25☆

Bergman spisał ludzkie uczucie, zdezorientowaną myśl o sobie, o człowieku, ze świadomością dążącą zawsze do samej siebie. Świadomością, że wszyscy kochamy się w sposób ziemski - miłością niezrozumiałą, nieziemską.

[Alma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Filme e série na HBO

[Lavinia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*
Intr-un clasament al celor mai antipatice personaje literare intalnite de mine, Marianne si Johan sunt pe podium, tinandu-se de mana, cu coronitele pe cap.
Cred ca "Scene dintr-o casnicie" e cartea ideala pentru un club de lectura- va fi o lupta apriga intre doua tabere, una care va spune ca personajele sunt caricaturale si dialogurile false, alta care va sustine ca trairile lor sunt universal umane, profund revelatoare si lipsite de ascunzisuri.
Senzatia mea, acum ca abia am terminat cartea, e de "opriti lumea, vreau sa cobor!"

[Navid Shokrollahi · Rating 4 out of 5]

برای منی که هرگز دست و دلم به تماشای آثار برگمان نرفته بود، بازی را عوض کرد. نمایشنامه و شخصیت‌ها جذاب و گیرا پرداخته شده بود و اطلاعاتی که از هر یک از طرفین می‌داد ‌به اندازه و کافی بود و هرچند مسائل مطروحه در آن مسائلی تازه نبود، اما داستان چنان شیرجه به عمق زده بود که مساله را فارغ از سرزمین و زمان و جنسیت به‌شکل درگیرکننده‌ای برجسته می‌کرد.
مثل دیگر ترجمه‌های مترجم مسلطِ آن، فارسیِ سرزنده و تمیزی داشت که بدون ‌دست‌انداز و به تناسب سرعت داستان، نه از ذهن خواننده جلو می‌زد و نه از آن عقب می‌ماند.

[Dorottya · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is definitely a piece of literature (but to be honest, I don't know whether it is considered one, or just a mere screenplay... either way, it's brilliant) which is going to haunt me. And that, for me, is an indicator of how great an impact a literary work had on me, and how much it sank into me.

I have so many thoughts running around in my head. It could be considered just some scenes from a marriage, per se, the dialogues between husband and wife from a random family. It's nothing really extraordinary and shocking. Yet it has so many layers of hidden and inner truths that I'm sure I'm going to have multiple more interpretations even a week later, if I think about it. What is it about? What is at stake in a marriage? How does a marriage decay? It tells a lot about society's expectations, surrendering to expectations forced on us, what true love is, what different (often sad and heartbreaking) periods and events of our lives teach us, what can be unbearable in a marriage and about the comfort of not talking about problems and sweeping them under the carpet. Most of these issues are still things to ponder today, as what Bergman shows us... well, they are eternal laws and truths when it comes to relationships.

It's also interesting that you start reading the dialogues and memories, and you first say it's this character's fault, then, no, it's this character's fault... yet you come to realize that everytime something goes wrong in a relationship, it's never only one person's fault, and there HAS to be something in the background. I liked that gradually, we saw both Johan's and Marianne's "sins". Of course you don't have to agree with both, and you have the right to pick sides... as in real life, too. Maybe I felt this, because I was a female, but I could relate to Marianne more, because I saw Joan more irresponsible about the duties one has to take up when they get married, but still, I saw her negative traits as well, due to magnificent writing. I hope to see the miniseries once, because I didn't have the chance to do that yet.

[Negar Khalili · Rating 3 out of 5]

جالب بود. فوق‌العاده نبود ولی خوندنش اذیت‌کننده هم نبود.
ترجمه روان و روی جلد هم بسیار هم‌خوان با محتوا.
برای مواقعی که آدم ذهنش درگیره و دنبال خوندن یه چیز باحاله خوبه.

[L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

ta lektura była prawdziwym piekłem.
znakomite tłumaczenie agaty teperek.

[Nil Gurun Noyan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Evlilikten sahneler bir senaryo.Evliliğin evriminin kapsamlı bir analizi.Ancak sadakatsizlik,aşkın sürdürebilirliği,ebeveynlik ve tabiki çalkantılı bir evlilik hakkında ilginç aile içi çatışmaları konu alıyor.Duygusal bir rollercoaster.

Bergman’ın ana karakterleri Johan ve Marianne aslında her şeye sahip.Maddi olarak güvenilir ve rahat bir hayat,burjuva yaşam tarzı,ideal bir evlilik,iki çocuk.
Hala oldukça genç ve çekiciler.Kendi evliliklerinin en iyisi olduğunu düşünüyorlar.En azından ilk sahnede onlarla bu şekilde tanışıyoruz.Daha sonra her şey hala idealdir ama küçük çatlaklar ortaya çıkar.Belki de aslında uzun zamandır oradadır sadece dikkatlice gizlenmiştir.Sonraki her sahnede gerilimin dozu artar.Ve kendilerini keşfederler,kendileriyle ilgili yeni şeyler biliyorlardır artık.Bu sadece bir boyun eğme değildir,aşk ve sevgiyle ilgilidir.

Düşünecek çok şey var.Kitap,ilişki ve evlilik hakkında iyi argümanlara sahip.Zengin katmanlı ve dokulu.Çok insani,çelişki,güzellik ve çirkinlik dolu.Söylemeye gerek yok ama Bergman çok iyi bir sanatçı.

Çoğu zaman insanların ve hayatın daha az karmaşık olmasını isteriz.’Tam tersi olsaydı daha iyi mi olurdu bilemiyorum ama daha güzel olurdu.’Her ikisiyle de yaşıyoruz ve hayat devam ediyor.

‘Sana çok sıradan bir şey söyleyeyim.Bizim okuma yazmamız yok duygulara gelince,duygularımızı okuyamıyoruz.Bir tek seninle ve benimle ilgili değil bu,bütün insanları etkiliyor ve üzücü olan da bu.Bedenimizle ilgili her şeyi öğreniyoruz,Güney Afrika’da tarım nasıl yapılır,pi sayısı nasıl hesaplanır,her şeyi öğreniyoruz ama ruhumuzla ilgili tek bir laf etmiyoruz.Kendimizle ve başkalarıyla ilgili inanılmaz cahiliz.’

[Islam · Rating 4 out of 5]

فى منتصف الليل، فى منزل مظلم، فى مكان ما من العالم
إننى مرتبط إلى أقصى حد بعلاقات حميمة مع عائلتينا، لأننى أجد فى ذلك ذات الشعور بالأمان الذى كان ينتابنى فى مرحلة طفولتى. أحب أن أُصغى لماريان وهى تتحدث عن التعاطف الإنسانى. هذا يمنح الطمأنينة للضمير الذى دائما هو مهدد بالقلق. أعتقد بأنه يجب ان نُطوّر تقنية تسمح للإنسان بأن يحيا وأن يكون راضياً عن حياته. علينا حقاً أن نبذل ما بوسعنا لكى نتعلم ألا نعيش فى حالة قلق طوال الوقت. إن الأشخاص الذين أُكنّ لهم أكثر ما يمكن من الإعجاب، هم هؤلاء الذين يأخذون الحياة كدعابة جيدة. إننى لا أستطيع ذلك، فأنا لا أملك روح الدعابة بشكل كافٍ لأقوم بدور المراوغة.

[Ivana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Très génial.

Tako potresno dobro. Dijalozi su tako odriješiti i oštri, atmosfera bolno realistična, nasilje se nazire i izbija iz svake rečenice. Šamar za sve odnose koji se prikazuju naoko idealnima prema van. Da je Ana Karenjina imala ovo u rukama, sigurno se ne bi bacila pod vlak.
Da, ima 'problematičnih' dijelova što se tiče muško - ženskih odnosa u braku, no prodor nositelja radnje kroz te uloge je izvanredan. Oslobođenje od prividne slobode je najveća sloboda, zajedno s boli. Njima je trebala bol i oštar rez da ih ponovno spoji.

Možda je ipak sve kako treba biti? Rastava nije tako strašna. Djeca odrastaju. Knjige se čitaju. Konjak je na stolu. Žudim pogledatu ekranizaciju.

[Gulnihal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bu kitabı okurken sanki kitap okumuyor da müthiş bir tiyatro izliyormuş gibi hissettiniz mi? Ben bu kitap dışında bugüne kadar bu hissi bu kadar yoğun yaşamadım. Kitabı okurken hikayenin sahneye taşınma enerjisinde kayboldum ve buna bayıldım adeta.

Bergman bu hikaye için "3 ayda yazdım, 4 ayda çektim, ama bütün bir ömrün deneyimini kullandım" demiş. İçerisinde müthiş psikanalizler barındıran, ebeveyn olmak, eş olmak, modern toplumun evliliğe bakışı, eşlerin aldığı yükler, roller, cinsellik, cinsel tabular, kadın-erkek rolleri gibi müthiş konuları barındırıp adeta her perdede okuyucuyu sadece izleyici değil hikayenin kahramanlarından biri yerine koyan bir eser..
Kitabı bitirdiğimde "ben, ne okudum böyle" dedirtti bana. Bugüne kadar nasıl olduysa filmini izlememiştim ama kitap haline gelen bu senaryoyu okumaktan aldığım hazzı düşününce okuduğum bu kitabı bir kutsal emanet gibi kalbime gömüp filmini, dizisini hatta oyununu izlemeyi reddedeceğim galiba.

[liis · Rating 5 out of 5]

mul on nii palju öelda, et ei tea kust alustada

[lizz · Rating 5 out of 5]

სცენები ცოლქმრული ცხოვრებიდან - 5 stars
პირისპირ - 4,5 stars
გველის კვერცხი - 3 stars
შემოდგომის სონატა - 5 stars (ერთ-ერთი საუკეთესოა რაც წამიკითხავს და მინახავს.)

მოკლედ ამ ორ დღეში ბერგმანის 4 ფილმი ვნახე და მგონი ფილმების ყურება თავიდან შევიყვარე. ;დ

[skyozlem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ben bu kitabı her yıl bir kez daha okur, evli arkadaşlarıma tek tek hediye ederim.

[Silvia Feldi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Am citit aceasta carte la "recomandarea" tatalui meu care mi-a spus vehement sa nu o citesc , afirmand ca este e o lume descrisa acolo in care nu ar vrea sa traiasca o secunda:)
Intr-adevar dupa ce am terminat-o, am ramas si eu cu o stare destul de ciudata, am citit foarte multe romane ce contin drame familiale, conflicte dar rar mi s-a intamplat sa detest atat de mult personajele implicate care mi s-au parut de un cinism infiorator, cu adevarat analfabeti emotional asa cum ei insisi se si caracterizeaza.
Intamplarea face sa cunosc insa cateva cupluri din tarile nordice, si ei cu 3-4 divorturi in spate, si am inteles ca la mijloc este pur si simplu un soc cultural, ei au o conceptie total diferita privind casnicia care este mai mult un contract care poate fi finalizat oricand atunci cand se termina si iubirea intre parteneri, desi evident asa cum vedem si in roman, iubirea inseamna lucruri diferite pentru fiecare si ea nu se consuma niciodata in mod egal intre parteneri.

Cartea sta si la baza miniseriei TV cu acelasi nume, difuzata in 1973 in Suedia si a provocat acelasi val de reactii controversate si atunci, dublandu-se numarul de divorturi si programari la consilieri de familie in urmatorul an. Ingmar Bergman este un regizor genial si il admir mult pentru filmele sale care totusi parca nu mi s-au parut atat de crude cum a fost aceasta carte.

In concluzie, dupa ce veti trece peste socul initial provocat de niste dialoguri foarte cinice intre cei 2 soti, cred ca merita analizate si dezbatute anumite idei, in special constructia sociala a casatoriei. Ne place sau nu, statutul casatoriei este mult influentat de existenta sau absenta legilor care protejeaza femeia si copiii, religie, educatie, emanciparea femeii, nivelul de trai si toate aceste lucruri construiesc o casatorie mai mult decat iubirea dintre parteneri, din pacate.

[Ion · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is an analysis of a marriage, but really it is about the sustainability of love. The marriage of Johan and Marianne seems perfect at first, but cracks appear and finally, it shutters. There is a difficult period of self discovery for Marianne, who finds her greatness, while Johan finds his smallness.
In a strange way, they rediscover one another and, talking for the first time with total sincerity, they become once again lovers.
It was a strange and beautiful story and I thing enyone can find small parts of his/her relationship in it.
Do read it! It's worth it...

[Zeynep Öziş · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uzun zamanın ardından “ah işte 5 yıldıza gelen bir kitap” dediğim ve erken karar verdiğimi 6. Bölümde anladığım bi kitap oldu.
Çok çok çok iyiydi bence. Son bölüm sadece kurgusal olarak hayal kırıklığına uğrattı. Terapi gibi akan diyaloglar çokça yeni düşünceyi açtı zihnimde. Daha önce düşündüğüm, geri plana attığım, konuşmaktan korktuğum, düşünmekten korktuğum, ya da sesli bir şekilde haykırdığım şeyleri bu kadar derli toplu okumanın tokat gibi etkisi üzerimde hala.
Evliliğin her 5 yılında bir okunmalı bence. Altını çizmekten, üzerine notlar almaktan, yavaşlamaktan sakince düşüne düşüne okumaktan zevk aldığım bi kitap oldu.
Kültürel farklar ve ihtiyaçlar piramidinin bambaşka yerlerinde oluşumuz bir yana… yine de ailedeki kodlar, yetişkinlik, eş, ebeveyn olma hali üzerinde gördüğümüzü tekrar ettiğimizi ve bundan sıyrılmanın güçlüğünü bu denli çarpıcı okumak keyifliydi

[Bjorn · Rating 4 out of 5]

ETA: I never realised this was part of the Cthulhu mythos, but it makes sense, and who am I to doubt Goodreads' algorithms?


As TV scripts go, this reads remarkably well as prose. Bergman's inserts are kept to a minimum, and while you certainly miss Liv and Erland's contributions, it's fascinating how much of a text this is - two people reasoning, arguing, insulting, snarking, begging their way towards being some sort of "residents of reality", without it seeming either too well-argued to be made up on the spot, or too neatly resolved; people are messy, and they don't learn, and they don't apply what they do learn perfectly from then on. Sure, some of it hasn't aged perfectly, but what piece of fiction aiming to do more than entertain for a few minutes ever does? It doesn't hurt that you can pace the reading yourself, where the pacing of the TV series was always its weakest point.

[niepoczytalna .pl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sześć scen rozpadu
Niepozorny rozmiar dzieła Bergmana nie zapowiada tego wszystkiego, co zrobi ono z czytelnikiem w trakcie lektury – emocjonalny rollercoaster i wnikliwa analiza istoty małżeństwa wywołują dyskomfort i fascynację jednocześnie. Zaskakujące jest właściwie wszystko – forma (choć może tylko dla mnie, wszak słowo "sceny" w tytule powinno dać mi do myślenia), rozwój fabuły, decyzje głównych bohaterów.

Czy istnieją udane małżeństwa? Co skrywają za fasadą idealnego duetu? Główni bohaterowie Bergmana właściwie mają wszystko – stabilną sytuację materialną i zawodową, dzieci, dom. Są jeszcze dość młodzi, atrakcyjni, a ich związek wydaje się niezwykle udany i szczęśliwy. Przynajmniej takich poznajemy ich w pierwszej scenie. Później pojawiają się rysy, choć tak naprawdę były tam od dawna, tylko skrzętnie skrywane przed osobami trzecimi.

Z każdą kolejną sceną pojawia się coraz więcej żalu, rozgoryczenia. Napięcie pomiędzy parą głównych bohaterów staje się nieznośne, a gra jaką prowadzą coraz mniej zrozumiała. Sceny z życia małżeńskiego pokazują, czym kończy się wieloletnie zamiatanie brudów pod dywan, lata niedopowiedzeń, skrywanych urazów. Z perspektywy widza (czytelnika) trudno jest pojąć decyzje Marianne i Johana, ale nawet w ich najbardziej niespodziewanych zachowaniach nie czuć fałszu. Jeżeli istotą małżeństwa miałoby być pokazanie drugiemu człowiekowi swojego prawdziwego oblicza, to bohaterom Bergmana bez wątpienia się to udało, choć trzeba przyznać, że jest to prawda niezwykle gorzka.

Bergman uchwycił nieuchwytne – poczucie wyobcowania, przejmującej samotności w związku, który wydaje się być idealny. "Sceny z życia małżeńskiego" to dzieło smutne, przygnębiające, ale pod względem literackim absolutnie fantastyczne i pomimo upływu lat ciągle wydaje się być świeże i oryginalne.

[Maitê · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved it. I was afraid it was going to be a bit hard to read since it's a script. But this is Bergman, a master of dialogues, and while I have not seen the film yet, I was surprised by the very little stage setting and the direction he puts in this script. Perhaps because he is the one directing, so already knows what he wants to do?
It's a marriage that we see slowly crumble, from seemingly perfection (funny that it's portraited like that by the media, much like we see nowadays on Instagram) to cracks that appear and the final not-so-final separation of two people that were never really together.

[Mewa · Rating 3 out of 5]

W głowie usypałam stos dla irytujących bohaterów, ale dla autora mam sporo uznania. Naprawdę nieźle poradził sobie z ukazaniem tak trudnych emocji i to jedynie za pomogą dialogów. Nie podobało mi się na tyle, by dać więcej gwiazdek, ale doceniam.

[dominika.a.a · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 ⭐️

[Karolina Konduracka · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,75 👍🏻

[Gülçin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uçak yolculuğunda başladığım kitabı elimden bırakamadan ilgiyle okuyup bitiriverdim. Evlilik üzerine, ilişkiler üzerine nefis bir anlatı. Senaryoyu okuyunca diziyi izleme isteği doğuyor. Ingmar Bergman yine çok iyi…

“ Sana çok sıradan bir şey söyleyeyim. Bizim okuma yazmamız yok duygulara gelince, duygularımızı okuyamıyoruz.”

[Pi]

Teatr paru aktorów - czyli coś, co lubię najbardziej. Treść, emocje, relacje, ciężar bycia razem - ciężar drugiego człowieka. SCENY Z ŻYCIA MAŁŻEŃSKIEGO, to wybitna analiza rozpadu związku, który "nie miał problemów". Jest to tak naprawdę scenariusz, z tradycyjnym podziałem na role i didaskaliami, ale wciąga, angażuje - jak mało jaka powieść.
Ingmar Bergman, to wybitny twórca filmowy, który potrafi z banału zrobić arcydzieło. Przyznam się, że nie widziałam ani serialu, ani filmu SCENY Z ŻYCIA MAŁŻEŃSKIEGO, ale zdecydowanie mam w planach to nadrobić. Książka jest zaś rewelacyjna, wwiercająca się w głowę. Niby zapis takich tam rozmów, takich tam relacji, a napięcie sięga nieba. Iskry strzelają już od pierwszych stron, ale to dopiero zapowiedź wielkiego pożaru.
Uwielbiam takie klimatyczne opowieści, gdzie bohaterów jest parę, a w dialogu zawarte jest wszystko. To mi trochę przypomina twórczość mojego ulubionego reżysera Romana Polańskiego, którego filmy podziwiam odkąd pamiętam - i podziwiam je właśnie za tę kameralność i brak efekciarstwa... bo tam zawsze chodzi o relacje, z których wypływa prawda o człowieku.
SCENY Z ŻYCIA MAŁŻEŃSKIEGO olśniewają prostotą. Nie ma tu okrągłych zdań, chyba że mówimy o zdaniach pustych, wypowiadanych przez małżonków - gdy jeszcze wierzą w swoją doskonałość i szczęście. Bergman fantastycznie rozpracował ich charaktery, ich popędy, ich kłamstewka, małe grzeszki, które ostatecznie składają się na wielką katastrofę.
To jak autor dialogiem buduje napięcie, jest majstersztykiem. W wypowiadanych do siebie i do innych słowach małżonkowie ujawniają swoje obawy. Chowają się za ścianą pozorów, ale taka ściana zawsze się kiedyś wali, a im grubsza, tym głośniej upada.
Nowe tłumaczenie Agaty Teperek zostało uwspółcześnione, czyta się je świetnie, a ja mam potworną słabość do scenariuszy, bo i sama kiedyś je pisywałam, tylko że do filmów dokumentalnych. Była to dla mnie czysta przyjemność i świetna lekcja fachu! I naprawdę czyta się to z pełnym zaangażowaniem, a ze strony na stronę atmosfera się zagęszcza tak, że siekierę można powiesić. Ogromnie polecam! Popis talentu i świadectwo ponadprzeciętnego zmysłu obserwacji.

małżeństwo idealne... rozpada się spektakularnie
8.5/10
Wydawnictwo Zysk i S-ka

[Daphne · Rating 4 out of 5]

"And I think I love you in my imperfect and rather selfish way. And at times I think you love me in your stormy, emotional way. In fact, I think that you and I love one another. In an earthly and imperfect way"

[Ramona Arsene · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Mascarea începe din leagăn și se continuă toată viața. Nici un om din lume nu se poate găsi pe el însuși, așa cum spui tu."