Faithless (2001)
80%RT Audience Score: 68%
Awards & Nominations: 8 wins & 9 nominations
Faithless, the Ullman-Bergman collaboration, is a film that delves into the morality of our actions with profound navel-gazing. While some may find the slow pace of the film to be a hindrance, the technical and narrative complexity alone are to be applauded. The film is both literate and witty, and the visual detail is rewardingly attentive. It’s a journey worth taking, but it’s best to travel alone, as the silence between two people can be more dramatic than 100 pages of dialogue. With a pedigree that’s hard to beat, Faithless is an engrossing and moving film that shows us the power of seeking illumination and expiation through the intensely personal medium of film.
Faithless is a movie that will make you feel like you’re eavesdropping on a conversation you shouldn’t be hearing. It’s like being a fly on the wall in a therapy session, but instead of feeling uncomfortable, you’re completely engrossed. The film is visually stunning, and the performances are top-notch. It’s not a movie for everyone, but if you’re in the mood for something introspective and thought-provoking, Faithless is definitely worth a watch. Plus, it’s got a Bergman-Ullmann pedigree that’s hard to beat, so you know it’s going to be good.
Production Company(ies)
micro_scope T S Productions, Phi Group
Distributor
Bedford Entertainment Inc., IDP Distribution, Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for sexual content, some nudity and language
Year of Release
2000
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:DTS Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 34m
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Language(s):Swedish, French
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Country of origin:Italy, Sweden
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 26, 2001 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 22, 2002
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Lena Endre, Erland Josephson, Krister Henriksson, Thomas Hanzon, Michelle Gylemo, Juni Dahr, directed by Liv Ullmann, written by Ingmar Bergman, drama, R rating, adultery, emotional, measured, performances, script, Swedish language, Kaj Larsen producer, Bedford Entertainment Inc., IDP Distribution, Samuel Goldwyn Company distributor, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround sound mix, Flat (1.85:1) aspect ratio, $734.6K box office gross USA, critic reviews, Joe Morgenstern, Keith Uhlich, Steve Murray, Marjorie Baumgarten, Peter Rainer, Philip Strick, Felicia Feaster, Jason Gorber, Jeffrey M Anderson, Emanuel Levy, Ken Hanke, Harry Guerin
Worldwide gross: $918,033
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,592,251
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,478
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 173,637
US/Canada gross: $739,055
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,281,829
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,127
US/Canada opening weekend: $29,462
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $51,099
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,202
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Erland Josephson – Bergman
Krister Henriksson – David
Thomas Hanzon – Markus
Michelle Gylemo – Isabelle
Juni Dahr – Margareta
Director(s)
Liv Ullmann
Writer(s)
Ingmar Bergman
Producer(s)
Kaj Larsen
Film Festivals
Cannes
Awards & Nominations
8 wins & 9 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (71) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (61) | Rotten (10)
It’s all the more moving that, after half a lifetime, Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann are still seeking illumination, and expiation, through the public yet intensely personal medium of film.
February 5, 2018
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
TOP CRITIC
This could be a regretful remembrance of things past on the part of “Bergman” or it could be a pure fiction torn from the ether.
April 19, 2008
Keith Uhlich
House Next Door
TOP CRITIC
It’s a movie that shows us that the silence between two people can be more dramatic than 100 pages of dialogue.
February 21, 2004 | Rating: B+
Steve Murray
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
TOP CRITIC
Without giving too much away, I can tell you that my response to these events was a thundering ‘duh.’
November 20, 2002 | Rating: 2/5
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Bergman has been far better at working out these themes than anything in Faithless would suggest.
November 20, 2002
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine/Vulture
TOP CRITIC
If Ullmann has unquestionably appropriated from her years with Bergman (and Josephson) a magnificent empathy with her players, she is also rewardingly attentive to visual detail.
March 3, 2002
Philip Strick
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
Faithless is an engrossing assertion of the Swedish art film director’s propensity for profound navel-gazing into the morality of our actions.
January 29, 2020
Felicia Feaster
Creative Loafing
While not to everyone’s taste, the technical and narrative complexity alone are to be applauded – the film looks gorgeous, and the film is both literate and witty.
June 21, 2007 | Rating: A-
Jason Gorber
Film Scouts
Faithless comes with a pedigree that’s hard to beat.
May 26, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/4
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
June 30, 2005 | Rating: 2/5
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Slow, but involving Ullman-Bergman collaboration.
October 15, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Faithless is a journey worth taking, but it’s best to travel alone.
March 4, 2003 | Rating: 3/5
Harry Guerin
RTÉ (Ireland)…
Plot
A successful actress, Marianne, is happily married to a conductor, Markus, but her attraction to family friend David, a reckless film director, leads to an affair that threatens her marriage and family in the emotionally riveting drama, Faithless.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film stars Lena Endre, Erland Josephson, and Krister Henriksson.
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