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International Film: Shame

From www.newrochelledowntown.com:

On a remote island far removed from a raging civil war, Jan (Max Von Sydow) and Eva (Liv Ullmann) retreat to their apolitical fortress: a small vegetable farm.  But their serene existence is shattered when soldiers violently invade their home.  Now caught in the crosshairs of a brutal and inhuman conflict, Jan and Eva become survivors with only one concern – to endure.

The 1968 film, directed by Ingmar Bergman, was called “a flawless work” by The New Yorker and  “A masterpiece – frightening, fascinating, moving,” by the Los Angeles Times.  Starring Liv Ullmann, Max Von Sydow, and Gunnar Björnstrand, the movie is in Swedish with English subtitles.

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