Bergman Island
Les Films du Losange | Release Date: October 15, 2021
6.6
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Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Ratings
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JLuis_001Dec 14, 2021
This is a film that feels cordial, but small and insignificant.
This doesn't mean bad quality at all, it's just that in the final accounts, there's very little to mention about Bergman Island.
Its script resorts to playing with metafictionalThis is a film that feels cordial, but small and insignificant.
This doesn't mean bad quality at all, it's just that in the final accounts, there's very little to mention about Bergman Island.

Its script resorts to playing with metafictional elements, in which one of the lead characters is immersed in another story - much more interesting by the way - in which she never seems to make it clear what she's trying to say that relates to her day-to-day life on her location.

By all accounts it is relatively effective and pertinent. However, there are no standouts in this little story.… Expand
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noob328Nov 6, 2021
Hansen-Løve’s cinema has reached higher ceilings than this, but it is a restorative sojourn just the same.
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VeniceManJan 21, 2022
What in the world are critics smoking?! This film is dreadful. It’s like a soft core porn director got ahold of a student film script adaptation of a lost Swedish protégé of Bergman’s and cast his friends in it.
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bertobellamyJan 7, 2022
'Bergman Island' is a feast for every Ingmar Bergman fan. Full of references and iconic Bergman sites, the film also has an interesting love story and a meta-narrative worth exploring. All in all, this may be what every cinephile looks for in'Bergman Island' is a feast for every Ingmar Bergman fan. Full of references and iconic Bergman sites, the film also has an interesting love story and a meta-narrative worth exploring. All in all, this may be what every cinephile looks for in a movie. I liked it, but I felt Tim Roth's character was left hanging towards the end. Either way, I loved the acting in it and its funny moments, and the way it keeps you thinking afterward about what was fiction and what was reality.… Expand
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cpsmithJan 19, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film grows on you. It is a complex narrative that is definitely a deep dive into the mid-life woman's psyche. There are so many subtle moments in this film that define a woman coming to terms with the grief of losing a hold on the idea of being wanted...or maybe better defined as lusted after. The scene where she walks into her partner's make shift office, wearing only a pair of underwear and open button down shirt, and he barely notices...that brought me to my knees. The dichotomy of wanted to be respected as an equal but also just wanting to be seen is breathtaking. How complicated and messed up the construction of the male gaze is. I'm so excited to see films exploring the female psyche - ( Also The Lost Daughter) in new ways. Bring on the female writers, directors, producers!!!… Expand
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everettMay 1, 2022
Great reviews sometimes set up expectations that can't possibly be met. Which is why I didn't give this film an even lower score. The characters are shallow and many of the situations trite; no depth here, just a lot of moping by extremelyGreat reviews sometimes set up expectations that can't possibly be met. Which is why I didn't give this film an even lower score. The characters are shallow and many of the situations trite; no depth here, just a lot of moping by extremely privileged characters feeling sorry for themselves. I liked not one of them, even though I really wanted to. I wanted so much to care, wishing it would spark with something that felt fresh or real or insightful - which never came ... I was hoping that at least the film might rip off the Bergman mask of pretentiousness, and really make a statement about overblown icons, but it never did. Some humor, even, would've helped; the whole Bergman Island setting begged for it! But no, like Bergman it had to be very serious, and wound up being very pretentious itself.… Expand
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Mauro_LanariOct 5, 2022
(Mauro Lanari)
Mia Hansen-Løve comes up with the idea of sublimating the rupture of her relationship with Olivier Assayas by making it a film: two married directors in crisis visit the island where Bergman lived and worked to defy the curse(Mauro Lanari)
Mia Hansen-Løve comes up with the idea of sublimating the rupture of her relationship with Olivier Assayas by making it a film: two married directors in crisis visit the island where Bergman lived and worked to defy the curse of "Scenes from a Marriage", "the movie that pushed millions of couples to divorce". The two write a screenplay for their following feature films, then she tells her husband about her own plot and her words turn into a movie that ends with their alter egos. More brainy than "Inception", the lesson would be that what still holds the two together is the little daughter, a metaphor for their prolificity for their respective artistic careers.… Expand
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DawdlingPoetJul 24, 2022
This is quite a solid, thoughtful film, with a real holiday/escapist feel to it. I liked the main performances and I liked that its essentially a story within a story, with the lady telling her idea for a potential film, to her husband, whoThis is quite a solid, thoughtful film, with a real holiday/escapist feel to it. I liked the main performances and I liked that its essentially a story within a story, with the lady telling her idea for a potential film, to her husband, who is a successful director. I liked that it has a laidback feel, almost like the TV series (or film, if your in the US and saw the theatrical version) of the 'The Trip' series with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. I enjoyed this and would certainly recommend it, especially if your a fan of Bergman's work, as while this isn't all about Bergman per se, it may interest fans for the various inevitable Bergman references.… Expand
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HabibiehakimOct 24, 2021
Bergman Island is already perfect with Chris and Tony story, inspired by the great Ingmar Bergman, Chris wrote her own story and when the story was tell visually, it just making it even more perfect, Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth chemistry isBergman Island is already perfect with Chris and Tony story, inspired by the great Ingmar Bergman, Chris wrote her own story and when the story was tell visually, it just making it even more perfect, Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth chemistry is unexpectedly fantastic and i did hope they show their relationship as deeper as Amy and Joseph, played incredibly by Mia Wasikowska and Anders Danielsen Lie, overall, Bergman Island is beautiful, it's a great film, really really good, and it's simply one of the best films of the year.… Expand
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Ascended333Nov 6, 2021
It’s a film made with honesty, integrity and a certain grace, but it can’t quite
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paltareinaNov 5, 2021
this is how I sound when I tell my friends about my script ideas? damn. i love this movie, it's very special.
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alanpotter17Jan 5, 2023
O casal do filme, ambos escritores (ele também é cineasta), e adoradores de Bergaman, resolvem ir à ilha em que o famoso diretor sueco viveu e desenvolveu grande parte dos seus filmes para buscar inspirações, e o filme funciona enquantoO casal do filme, ambos escritores (ele também é cineasta), e adoradores de Bergaman, resolvem ir à ilha em que o famoso diretor sueco viveu e desenvolveu grande parte dos seus filmes para buscar inspirações, e o filme funciona enquanto homenagem.
A diretora Mia Hansen-Løve sabe o material que tem em mãos, e a narrativa vai sendo feita mostrando mais as locações, os quartos em que Bergman passou do que propriamente o casal, embora tudo isso tenha relação com a rotina e a busca por inspirações, e claro muitas referências (Persona, Cenas de um casamento, etc).
O filme passa a ficar mais interessante quando a mulher trava para desenvolver sua história, e começa a narrar ao marido o início da sua narrativa. Aí, vemos um filme dentro de um filme, de uma moça que acaba se apaixonando por outro rapaz mas a relação vai esfriando. Em dado momento, as histórias se misturam, e percebemos que todos buscam seja amor ou inspiração.
Vale pelas referências, ainda que o filme não empolgue tanta quanto poderia.… Expand
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