Peter Egermann

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Peter Egermann is the troubled protagonist of Ingmar Bergman’s film "From the Life of the Marionettes," whose psychological unraveling and violent act are explored in a stark, introspective narrative.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
analyzedBy police psychologist
appearsInFilm From the Life of the Marionettes
broadcastBy ZDF
centralThemeInStory alienation
marital conflict
psychological breakdown
commitsAct murder of a prostitute
countryOfOriginInNarrative Germany
createdBy Ingmar Bergman
experiences hallucinatory visions
recurring nightmares
exploresTheme control and manipulation
guilt
sexual violence
filmCinematographerOfWork Sven Nykvist
filmDirectorOfWork Ingmar Bergman
filmFormatOfWork television film
filmReleaseYearOfWork 1980
genreOfWork psychological drama
hasPsychologicalTrait emotionally disturbed
jealous
sexually frustrated
violent tendencies
hasSpouse Katarina Egermann
hasThemeOf dehumanization
powerlessness
hasTherapeuticSessionsWith psychiatrist
languageOfWork German
mediumOfOrigin cinema
narrativePerspective subjective psychological viewpoint
narrativeStructureFeature story told largely in flashbacks
narrativeTone introspective
stark
nationalCinemaContextOfWork Swedish cinema
occupationInNarrative businessman
portrayedBy Robert Atzorn
primaryColorSchemeOfWork black-and-white
productionCompanyOfWork Bavaria Film
protagonistOf From the Life of the Marionettes
relatedWorkCharacterOf Scenes from a Marriage
relationshipDynamicWith conflicted marriage with Katarina Egermann
screenwriterOfWork Ingmar Bergman
settingOfKeyEvents Munich
sharesUniverseWith Marianne (from Scenes from a Marriage)
symbolicallyDescribedAs marionette
victimOfMurder Katarina’s colleague in a brothel

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