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  • 2018
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2018
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 39 m

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 ta...

Directed By: Margarethe von Trotta, Bettina Böhler, Felix Moeller

Written By: Margarethe von Trotta, Felix Moeller

  • 2018
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2018
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 39 m

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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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 ta...

Directed By: Margarethe von Trotta, Bettina Böhler, Felix Moeller

Written By: Margarethe von Trotta, Felix Moeller

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
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17% Mixed
3 Reviews
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100
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.
By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 1, 2018
Margarethe Von Trotta’s many personal connections to Ingmar Bergman lend a fresh, distinctive flavour to Searching For Ingmar Bergman. The documentary explores and champions Bergman’s artistic legacy but also captures a very human portrait of a complex man.
By Allan Hunter FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 6, 2018
As a leading feminist voice in post-War German cinema, Von Trotta’s devotion to Bergman, the archetypal self-absorbed male genius, seems unfashionably but refreshingly forgiving.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW
75
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.
By Barry Hertz FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 8, 2018
A chatty and enjoyable but decidedly nondefinitive look at one of the cinema’s most acclaimed, influential auteurs.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
63
Oct 31, 2018
Margarethe von Trotta's documentary reminds us of the reasons for Bergman's continued influence on cinema today.
By Pat Brown FULL REVIEW
58
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.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

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Production Company C-Films, Mondex&cie
Release Date Nov 2, 2018
Duration 1 h 39 m
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Website https://www.facebook.com/AufDerSucheNachIngmarBergman/
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Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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