This television production captures Ingmar Bergman’s stage adaptation of Yukio Mishima’s Madame de Sade, set in France from 1772 to the aftermath of the French Revolution. While the Marquis de Sade remains imprisoned, six women—including his wife Renée—debate his actions, reputation, and meaning, revealing conflicting views on devotion, morality, and power.
Ingmar Bergman
Director, Writer

Stina Ekblad
Renee

Anita Björk
Madame de Montreuil

Marie Richardson
Anne

Margaretha Byström
De Simiane

Agneta Ekmanner
Countess de Saint-Fond

Helena Brodin
Charlotte
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