Echoing the feminist movement, Bergman's first venture into miniseries is with unflinching honesty a stylistically austere and psychologically rich demystification of the affection, confusion, desperation, confrontation, and reconciliation in the failed institution of marriage. (283 min TV version)
Loneliness is absolute. Anything else is an illusion. Never expect anything but trouble. If something nice happens, all the better. Just don't imagine you can do away with loneliness.