American Miniseries Scenes From A Marriage

It is an English-language remake of the 1973 Swedish miniseries of the same name by Ingmar Bergman. It was presented at the 2021 Venice Film Festival and it premiered on September 12, 2021, on HBO. For his performance, Isaac was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, a SAG Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, with Chastain also earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Film.

Scenes from a Marriage
Genre	Drama
Based on	Scenes from a Marriage by Ingmar Bergman
Developed by	Hagai Levi
Written by	Hagai Levi Amy Herzog
Directed by	Hagai Levi
Starring	Oscar Isaac Jessica Chastain
Music by	Evgueni and Sacha Galperine
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producers	Hagai Levi Michael Ellenberg Oscar Isaac Jessica Chastain Lars Blomgren Amy Herzog M. Blair Breard Daniel Bergman
Producer	Carver Karaszewski
Cinematography	Andrij Parekh
Editor	Yael Hersonski
Running time	56–63 minutes
Production companies	Sheleg Media Res Fifth Season Filmlance
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	September 12 (2021-09-12) – October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)

An adaptation of the 1970s Swedish miniseries focusing on contemporary American couples.

Starring

• Oscar Isaac as Jonathan Levy
• Jessica Chastain as Mira Phillips

Co-starring

• Nicole Beharie as Kate
• Corey Stoll as Peter
• Sunita Mani as Danielle
• Shirley Rumierk as Dr. Varona
• Sophia Kopera as Ava Levy
• Anna Rust as Veronica
• Michael Aloni as Poli

It was announced in July 2020 that HBO had given the miniseries a greenlight, with Hagai Levi writing and directing, and Oscar Isaac and Michelle Williams serving as executive producers. Upon the miniseries order announcement, Isaac and Williams were also cast to star. Williams would be forced to exit her starring role in October due to a scheduling conflict, but would remain as an executive producer. She was replaced with Jessica Chastain. In November 2020, Sunita Mani was cast in a supporting role. Nicole Beharie, Corey Stoll and Tovah Feldshuh would join in supporting roles in January 2021.

Filming began in New York City in October 2020, and was halted for two weeks in November after two production staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

The five-episode limited series had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in the out of competition category. The limited series premiered on September 12, 2021, on HBO.

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 81% approval rating with an average rating of 7.50/10, based on 48 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Though Scenes from a Marriage's straightforward approach at times struggles to justify its existence, Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac's crackling chemistry and impressive performances are a sight to behold." Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 70 out of 100 based on 24 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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