Marianne — Scenes from a Marriage Character Profile

About Marianne

The film's central protagonist who navigates the collapse of her marriage. She struggles with self-identity, independence, and unresolved love, driving the narrative's emotional core.

Marianne — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Liv Ullmann

Appears in

Scenes from a Marriage (1974)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Marianne — Family Married — Johan (Erland Josephson)

  Married couple whose marriage deteriorates over the course of the series

• Marianne — Family Mother — Modern (Wenche Foss)

  Marianne's mother

• Marianne — Romantic Lovers — Peter (Jan Malmsjö)

  Marianne enters into a relationship with Peter after separation

• Marianne — Alliance Friends — Katarina (Bibi Andersson)

  Marianne and Katarina are friends despite Johan's affair with Katarina

• Marianne — Professional Client — Mrs. Palm (Anita Wall)

  Marianne represents Mrs. Palm in legal matters

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More characters from Scenes from a Marriage

• Johan (Erland Josephson)
• Katarina (Bibi Andersson)
• Peter (Jan Malmsjö)
• Voice of the Press Photographer (uncredited) (Ingmar Bergman)
• Eva (Gunnel Lindblom)
• Modern (Wenche Foss)
• Mrs. Jacobi (uncredited) (Barbro Hiort af Ornäs)
• Arne (Bertil Norström)
• Mrs. Palm (Anita Wall)
• Young Eva (Rossana Mariano)
• Karin (Lena Bergman)