Bergman Island

Name: Bergman Island
Genre: Documentary

Sweden, Denmark, Norway · 2006
1h 23m
Director Marie Nyreröd
Starring Ingmar Bergman, Erland Josephson, Marie Nyreröd
Genre Documentary

This is the first time that a film maker has access to Ingmar Bergman in his home at the small island Fårö in the Baltic Sea. It contains unique behind-the-scenes material from Bergman's private archive, including material about his journey becoming a world-renowned film, television, and stage director, as well as how his childhood informs his greatest works.

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Pico Banerjee

The most informative film to-date on the film-making practice of one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema. Breathtaking shots of the sparse, unpeopled landscape, this film reveals why Ingmar Bergman's films are emblematized by the solitude of the director's own life.

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Village Voice by

As little more than an extended interview, it remains hobbled by determinedly uninspired cinematography and a mundane televisual setup.

Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman

After a lifetime of flogging the demons of cosmic despair, Ingmar Bergman, at 88, comes off as lean and vigorous in this fascinating memoir-interview.

Variety by Robert Koehler

Ingmar Bergman lays his soul on the line in Marie Nyreroed's gentle, intimate and thorough documentay.

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

Intimate, compelling film.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

An amazing portrait of the great filmmaker Ingmar Bergman in his later years.