to relieve Karin of the unhealthy control he holds over her as her cello teacher. When Henrik encounters Karin again upon his return from Uppsala, where he no longer holds a position as concertmaster, he attempts to convince Karin into performing a concert of Bach's Cello Suites with him. She finally confronts him about his control over her and tells him of her decision to take an opportunity to study with her friend Emma in Hamburg under Claudio Abbado. The final request by Henrik is that Karin play the sarabande from Bach's 5th Cello Suite, which she already knows. We encounter Marianne and Johan some time later, after Karin has already left for Hamburg. Marianne receives a phone call stating that Henrik has been found in the hospital having attempted suicide with pills and by cutting his wrists and throat. In the next scene a pained Johan suffering from a sort of anxiety attack seeks out Marianne and eventually disrobes along with her and joins her in bed. Next, Marianne is holding a still of the couple in bed and explaining what happened after that episode. She explains how she and Johan had kept in contact until one day she was no longer able to reach him. She thinks again of the departed Anna and recollects a visit to her ill daughter Martha who is in a sanatorium. She explains the contact she shared with her daughter and how she had never really been able to touch her before this moment. Cast Liv Ullmann – Marianne Erland Josephson – Johan Börje Ahlstedt – Henrik Julia Dufvenius – Karin Gunnel Fred – Martha Reception On review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91% based on 85 reviews, with an average score of 7.85. The website's critical consensus reads, "If Saraband appears to be a minor entry in Ingmar Bergman's filmography, it's still an accomplished piece of work from one of cinema's greatest masters." Film Critic Roger Ebert called the film "powerfully, painfully honest" and gave the film four stars out of four. The film ranked 9th on Cahiers du Cinéma's Top 10 Films of the Year List in 2004. References External links 2003 films 2003 television films 2003 drama films Austrian drama films Austrian sequel films Danish drama films Danish sequel films Finnish drama films Finnish sequel films German drama films German sequel films Italian drama