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Scenes From A Marriage /Scener ur ett äktenskap Liv Ullmann: A Celebration

Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York City

SAT—November 23—2 PM $12 ($7 ASF Members) 169 min. In Swedish with English Subtitles. In one of Ingmar Bergman’s most lauded and approachable works, Scenes From A Marriage explores the disintegration of the marriage between Marianne (Liv Ullmann), a family lawyer specializing in divorce, and Johan (Erland Josephson), spanning a period of 10 years. Despite seeming to have it all, Marianne…

Marriage and Slavery in the Early Portuguese Atlantic World

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City

Marriage and Slavery in the Early Portuguese Atlantic World Charlotte de Castelnau-L'Estoile, in conversation with Amy Chazkel and Roquinaldo Ferreira To RSVP, please click here. Marriage played a crucial role in the making of a Catholic slavery-based society such as that of Brazil from the 16th century to the 19th century. Historical sources such as legal documents and petitions from slaves…