- Source: Scenes from a Marriage (American miniseries)
Scenes from a Marriage is an American drama television miniseries developed, written and directed by Hagai Levi produced for HBO, and starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain. 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.
Premise
An adaptation of the 1970s Swedish miniseries focusing on contemporary American couples.
Cast
= 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, Mira and Jonathan's daughter
Anna Rust as Veronica
Michael Aloni as Poli
Episodes
Production
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.
Release
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.
Reception
= 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".
= Ratings
=Accolades
References
External links
Official website
Scenes from a Marriage at IMDb
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