The Serpent's Egg

The Serpent's Egg

1977 · 120 min · EN · R · 6.2 (98 votes)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman · Starring David Carradine, Liv Ullmann, Gert Fröbe, Heinz Bennent, Toni Berger, Christian Berkel · Music Rolf A. Wilhelm

The kind of terror that could never be... until now... until Bergman!

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Berlin, 1923. Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.

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A suffocating descent into despair. The film's oppressive atmosphere mirrors the protagonist's internal struggle amidst a crumbling society. It's a bleak, unsettling watch that lingers long after the credits roll.

bleakoppressivedesperateclaustrophobicslow-burnperiod dramaarthousegritty realismsurvivalsocietal decaydespairidentity
suicidecircusgermany
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