Critic Reviews

• , Time Out

  Immensely sympathetic, viewed either as a self-contained work or as part of the Bergman canon, it is written by Ingmar and directed by his son Daniel.

• Vincent Canby, New York Times

  It's really little more than a single anecdote, but an anecdote so full of mirrors, so magically placed, that the film manages to reflect the future while also revealing new interpretations of the past.

• Desson Thomson, Washington Post

  There's little here you haven't seen in other artists' summer reminiscences. But there's something delicate and magical about this particular season, probably because of the knowledge that you are tapping directly into Bergman's childhood.

• Rita Kempley, Washington Post

  A good movie.

• James Berardinelli, ReelViews

  Ingmar Bergman's days behind the camera may be over, but he apparently still has a worthwhile story or two left to tell.

• Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

  Powerful teaching tool for men trying to come to terms with their own wounded father inside.

• Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle

  The ambiguity of the story, as well as the brooding nature of its subject matter, make for a slow and studious narrative structure that has little in the way of sustained development and payoff.

• Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City

  For many, lightweight Bergman can be more enjoyable than almost any other film work.

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