Saraband ★★★½ 2003 (R)

Bergman's final film has his “Scenes From a Marriage” (1974) characters reuniting after a 30year separation. When Marianne (Ullman) visits Johan (Josephson) she finds he is still bitter and full of hatred, which is geared mostly toward his son Henrik (from another marriage) and granddaughter Karin who live in his guest house. When Karin is provided an opportunity to study music in Helsinki, an emotional confrontation comes to a head. Exceptional swan song. 107m/C DVD . SW IT GE FI DK AT Erland Josephson, Liv Ullmann, Borje Ahlstedt, Julia Dufvenius, Gunnel Fred; D: Ingmar Bergman; W: Ingmar Bergman; C: Raymond Wemmenlov, Sofi Stridh, P.O. Lantto.

sar·a·band / ˈsarəˌband/ (also sar·a·bande) • n. a slow, stately Spanish dance in triple time. ∎  a piece of music written for such a dance.

saraband (music for) a slow and stately Spanish dance. XVII. — F. sarabande — Sp., It. zarabanda, of unkn. orig.