An HBO mini-series written by Israeli Hagai Levi and starring Jessica Chastain and Oscar Issac is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September in what will be just the third time a TV series has been included at the event.
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"Scenes from a Marriage" is an adaptation of the legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman's 1973 TV series on the gradual dissolution of a couple's marriage by the same name. In Levi's version, the series examines the concepts of love, monogamy, marriage, and divorce through the eyes of an American couple.
Bergman's family asked Levi to adapt the classic TV series eight years ago.
Levi has worked on several projects with the American network over the years, beginning with the sale of his "In Treatment" TV series, which he also adapted for American TV. Levi also created the controversial mini-series "Our Boys" on the murder of three Israeli teens and a Palestinian teenager.
In a statement, Levi said: "I am very excited and happy to have the premiere of Scenes from a Marriage at the Venice Film Festival. Ingmar Bergman's original series, which will soon turn 50, is the work that influenced me more than any work of art. And yet, I remember saying to myself: 'So this is art, this is what it looks like.'"
He noted: "It took me many years to dare and respond to the Bergman family's request and rework" this piece.
"Scenes From a Marriage" will premiere on HBO in September.
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