Shame, Bergman’s scathing response to the escalation of the war in Vietnam, focuses on Eva (Liv Ullmann) and Jan Rosenberg (Max von Sydow), musicians in a disbanded orchestra, who have taken up farming on an island where they can feel isolated from the war raging on the mainland. As the conflict encroaches, the couple is drawn into the violence and moral ambiguity of survival. Their home is invaded, their belongings are destroyed, and their sense of security is undermined. Jan and Eva’s relationship begins to unravel as their personalities are reshaped by fear, guilt, and desperation.

Notes by David O’Mahony.

This film screens as part of BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL: THE FILMS OF INGMAR BERGMAN.

See the full collection of films on IFI@Home, launching February 1st.