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All three documentaries is mainly shot in the home of Ingmar Bergman. This is the first time ever that a film maker has access to Ingmar Bergman in his home at the small island Fårö in the Baltic Sea....( read more  read more... ) Bergman and the Cinema starts with Frenzy from 1944 and ends with Saraband from 2003. It contains unique behind-the-scenes material from Bergman's private archive. Bergman and the Theatre is about some of Bergman's 125 theatrical stagings and about his delight with the TV medium with successes as Scenes from a marriage. In Bergman and Fårö Island he talks about the childhood that shaped him. He shows where he shot his film Persona and fell in love - and he lists his worst demons!

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Directed by: Marie Nyerod

Release Date: December 6, 2006

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DVD Release Date: June 16, 2009

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  • her69eyes
    July 5, 2009
    her69eyes
    Those who have seen a fair number of Ingmar Bergman's films will certainly be aware of his peculiar preoccupation with death - a fear he's exercised in films like "The Seventh Seal". In one of the interviews of "Bergman Island", Bergman proclaims that "not a day has gone by in my...( read more) life when I haven't thought about death". Bergman died in 2007, not long after this film was released, and it serves as both a farewell and a testament to his efforts. Bergman says, in one of his last interviews with a great deal of confidence, that he would meet his last wife, Ingrid, in the afterlife. For a man who was so troubled by death throughout his career, we get the sense that he finally settled down and accepted it in his last few years.

    When "Fanny and Alexander" was released in 1982, it was said to be the swan song for Bergman. He, of course, continued to make a number of television films thereafter, with the last of his works being 2003's "Saraband". In the last years of his life, Bergman lived a quiet life on the island of Fårö, a setting that frequently appeared in his films (such as "Persona", "Hour of the Wolf", "Shame", and "Through a Glass Darkly"). In "Bergman Island", director Marie Nyreröd's visits Bergman on Fårö to study the man and complete an intimate look at the world renowned director.

    Nyreröd is not easy on Bergman. The director had four wives before Ingrid, and a total of nine children. Bergman mentions his immaturity, claiming that he didn't leave puberty until the age of 58, and sorrowfully reveals that the suffering he feels having neglected his families cannot amount to what they have gone through. "I haven't put on ounce of effort into my families", Bergman says.

    The film isn't all so dark, however. Parts of it serve as an odd take on MTV Cribs - Bergman guides us on a tour of his home, revealing things like his favorite place to sit by the fireplace. He mentions walking through the long halls at night, completely alone, and the strange memories and hallucinations spurred by a life of such desolation. Although frequently going days without human interaction, he still lead an active life at 88 - the rituals of a morning walk and afternoon screenings at his theater are, as he cites, necessary. For a man who constantly pushed the limits artistically, he understands his need for boundaries and familiarity.

    "Bergman Island" isn't flashy in it's production. There is some archival footage, not much, and the rest is compiled through a series of extended interviews between Nyreröd and Bergman. Those unfamiliar with Bergman's work may find it a bit dull, but film-lovers and students of film should find the interviews both insightful and incredibly revealing.
  • opiumhaven
    November 24, 2007
    opiumhaven
    The film is a documentary on Ingmar Bergman, and you actually get to go and visit him at his home on Faro. It is the last film that Ingmar did a interview for I believe, because he died not too long after this documentary was made. A great film that gives an interesting look into...( read more) what influenced and made him into one of our most treasured filmmakers. Luckily it played at the theater here near the University for two days.. otherwise I never would have been able to see it. It could be out on DVD soon, or used as a supplement on a release of a Bergman Box Set in the near future. Either way.. if a fan of Bergman.. a must see.

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