The Serpent's Egg
The Serpent's Egg

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It's early November 1923. Jewish-American brothers Abel and Max Rosenberg and Max's ex-wife Manuela Rosenberg had a trapeze act in a circus touring through Europe until a month ago when a wrist injury to Max sidelined the act. The three remained in Berlin, Germany generally depressed with rampant inflation leading to Abel taking up the bottle to cope. Jewish people are also being blamed for many of society's problems, but Abel fears no reprisal against himself if he does noth... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Serpent's Egg:

David Carradine
Liv Ullmann
Gert Fröbe
Heinz Bennent
Toni Berger
Christian Berkel

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It's early November 1923. Jewish-American brothers Abel and Max Rosenberg and Max's ex-wife Manuela Rosenberg had a trapeze act in a circus touring through Europe until a month ago when a wrist injury to Max sidelined the act. The three remained in Berlin, Germany generally depressed with rampant inflation leading to Abel taking up the bottle to cope. Jewish people are also being blamed for many of society's problems, but Abel fears no reprisal against himself if he does nothing wrong. Abel and Manuela, the latter who ended up living in a rooming house on her own while working in a cabaret, are reunited when Abel must inform her that Max committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Feeling at a loss both professionally and emotionally, Abel and Manuela turn to each other for comfort and support, feeling they only truly have each other. Abel's life becomes even more complicated when Police Inspector Bauer, who handled Max's suicide case, questions Abel about a series of other mysterious deaths in the last month in the vicinity of where he lived, some of the people he admits to knowing if only by face. In the process, Abel begins to believe that he's being set up to take the fall solely for being Jewish. But as Manuela tries to set up some sort of life so the two of them can be together, Abel gets caught up in unwitting circumstances that might lead to the same fate as Max and the others Abel was shown in the morgue.

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CinePassion - 9/10 by Fernando F. CroceBergman's magic lantern now documents horrific experiments
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) - 8/10 by Ken HankeBy now ripe for rediscovery and reappraisal as an intensely personal work unlike anything else in Bergman's filmography.
Starburst - 8/10 by J.R. SouthallWell worth forking out for if you are a Bergman aficionado, or even just if you're interested in seeing the factors that led to World War II represented in a crime theatre scenario.
Film Inquiry - 8/10 by Shawn GlinisThe set is lushly and bountifully featured in The Serpent's Egg, but this exterior richness comes at the exchange of the piercing, urgent interior audits Bergman had garnered a reputation for.
Backseat Mafia - 6/10 by Rob AldamThere are moments of genius and profound insights when you scratch below the surface. It takes some work though.
Combustible Celluloid - 5/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonThe Serpent's Egg (1977) was Bergman's only English-language film, and it's also one of his most bitterly depressing and impenetrable.
Time Out - 4/10 by Derek AdamsBergman's paranoia runs dementedly and tediously out of control.
Not Coming to a Theater Near You - 2/10 by Leo GoldsmithIn spite of the film's obvious differences from Bergman's earlier work, it nonetheless explores many of his favorite themes, particularly from the "island" films.
User Review - 10/10 by rami mUnfortunately, it's a brillant picture.
User Review - 10/10 by Nikolas Ganother masterpiece from Ingmar Bergman the fascism or other extreme situations , are visible in the egg . you can see them before their birth

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