Searching for Ingmar Bergman

Name: Searching for Ingmar Bergman
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 2, 2018
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Carlos Saura, Gaby Dohm, Gunnel Lindblom, Jean-Claude Carrière, Julia Dufvenius

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Oscilloscope | Release Date: November 2, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Carlos Saura, Gaby Dohm, Gunnel Lindblom, Jean-Claude Carrière, Julia Dufvenius, Katinka Faragó, Liv Ullmann, Margarethe von Trotta, Mia Hansen-Løve, Olivier Assayas, Rita Russek, Ruben Östlund

Summary: On the 100th anniversary of his birth, internationally renowned director Margarethe von Trotta examines Ingmar Bergman’s life and work with a circle of his closest collaborators as well as a new generation of filmmakers. This documentary presents key components of his legacy, as it retraces themes that recurred in his life and art and takesOn the 100th anniversary of his birth, internationally renowned director Margarethe von Trotta examines Ingmar Bergman’s life and work with a circle of his closest collaborators as well as a new generation of filmmakers. This documentary presents key components of his legacy, as it retraces themes that recurred in his life and art and takes us to the places that were central to Bergman’s creative achievements.… Expand

Director: Bettina Böhler and Felix Moeller and Margarethe von Trotta

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 99 min

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G. Allen Johnson

Nov 28, 2018

Bergman fans will love this film, but the great thing about Searching for Ingmar Bergman is that budding cineastes who are curious about his work will find much value in it as well. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Oct 31, 2018

It’s an investigation in the form of a highly personalized meditation. Read full review

David Fear

Nov 2, 2018

(The verb in the title is not superfluous. If this movie resembles anything, it’s "Citizen Kane" — structure-wise, if not remotely aesthetically.) Read full review

Barry Hertz

Nov 1, 2018

Although Von Trotta skips around Bergman’s filmography a bit haphazardly, and touches upon his romantic proclivities in a frustratingly brief manner, there’s little room to go wrong when a film is seemingly 50 per cent composed of Bergman’s own footage. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Nov 8, 2018

A chatty and enjoyable but decidedly nondefinitive look at one of the cinema’s most acclaimed, influential auteurs. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Nov 2, 2018

An engaging and accessible look at one of the most important figures in cinema. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Oct 31, 2018

Ultimately, the search here isn’t so much for Bergman as it is for a thesis and conclusion. Those who know nothing about the subject will learn a little. Those who know a lot will learn very little. Read full review

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