The Serpent’s Egg

The Serpent’s Egg

Year: 1977

Runtime: 120 mins

Language: English

Director: Ingmar Bergman

ThrillerMysteryDramaPolitics and human rightsSurreal and thought-provoking visions of life and death

Set in Berlin in 1923, the film follows American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg as he grapples with his brother’s suicide. Amid the Weimar Republic’s social decay, he confronts unemployment, depression, alcoholism and a mounting terror that feels unmistakably Bergman‑like.

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