As little more than an extended interview, it remains hobbled by determinedly uninspired cinematography and a mundane televisual setup.
Bergman Island
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Sweden, Denmark, Norway · 2006
1h 23m
Director Marie Nyreröd
Starring Ingmar Bergman, Erland Josephson, Marie Nyreröd
Genre Documentary
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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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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.
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.
An amazing portrait of the great filmmaker Ingmar Bergman in his later years.
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