Faithless TV Reboot: A Cruel Adultery Fable Recalled

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Liv Ullmann's 2000 film "Faithless," based on Ingmar Bergman's work, gets a TV reboot by Sara Johnsen and Tomas Alfredson.
Set in 1977 Stockholm, it explores an affair between Marianne and David, with a parallel present-day timeline featuring an older Marianne and director David.
The series aims to give Marianne more agency than the film, though early episodes struggle with character depth and tepid chemistry.

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Liv Ullmann's 2000 film "Faithless," based on Ingmar Bergman's work, gets a TV reboot by Sara Johnsen and Tomas Alfredson. Set in 1977 Stockholm, it explores an affair between Marianne and David, with a parallel present-day timeline featuring an older Marianne and director David. The series aims to give Marianne more agency than the film, though early episodes struggle with character depth and tepid chemistry.

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