Searching for Ingmar Bergman
| Searching for Ingmar Bergman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Margarethe von Trotta Felix Moeller Bettina Böhler |
| Written by | Margarethe von Trotta Felix Moeller |
| Produced by | Benjamin Seikel Stéphane Sorlet Guy Amon Konstanze Speidel |
| Cinematography | Börres Weiffenbach |
| Edited by | Bettina Böhler |
| Distributed by | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1][2][3] 109 minutes[4] |
| Countries | Germany France |
| Languages | German English Swedish French Spanish |
Searching for Ingmar Bergman is a 2018 German French documentary film about Ingmar Bergman. The documentary was directed by Margarethe von Trotta, Felix Moeller and Bettina Böhler.[1]
Participants
[edit]- Margarethe von Trotta
- Olivier Assayas
- Stig Björkman
- Liv Ullmann
- Daniel Bergman
- Jean-Claude Carrière
- Judith Bergman
- Ingmar Bergman Jr.
- Katinka Faragó
- Mia Hansen-Løve
- Gunnel Lindblom
- Ruben Östlund
- Carlos Saura
- Gaby Dohm
- Rita Russek
- Julia Dufvenius
Release
[edit]The film was released in select U.S. theaters on November 2, 2018.[5]
Reception
[edit]The film has a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 34 reviews.[6] Sheila O'Malley of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two and a half stars out of four.[2] Pat Brown of Slant Magazine also awarded the film two and a half stars out of four.[3] Allison Gilmor of the Winnipeg Free Press awarded the film four stars out of five.[7]
Owen Gleiberman of Variety gave the film a positive review, calling it "a documentary that bubbles over with anecdote and insight."[1]
Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Reasonably engaging as far as it goes, Searching for Ingmar Bergman evinces great appreciation for the writer-director’s legacy and offers the testimonies of numerous eminent enthusiasts, but it leaves a good deal to be desired..."[4]
Ben Sachs of the Chicago Reader also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "The film doesn’t provide any new information for those already familiar with Bergman’s life and work, though some of the interviewees are insightful."[8]
Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times also gave the film a positive review, calling it "a chatty and enjoyable but decidedly nondefinitive look at one of the cinema’s most acclaimed, influential auteurs..."[9]
Robert Abele of TheWrap also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "But with so many documentaries on Bergman already in existence, that von Trotta has made her own uniquely inviting tour of his triumphs, anguishes, and longstanding themes — in essence a roomy portrait of the artist as an engaged, fallible searcher — is its own gift of sorts, from one acolyte of cinema to another."[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Gleiberman, Owen (October 29, 2018). "Film Review: 'Searching for Ingmar Bergman'". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ a b O'Malley, Sheila (November 2, 2018). "Searching for Ingmar Bergman". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Brown, Pat (October 31, 2018). "Review: Searching for Ingmar Bergman". Slant Magazine. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ a b McCarthy, Todd (May 16, 2018). "'Searching for Ingmar Bergman': Film Review; Cannes 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Tudor, Jim (December 8, 2024). "Review: SEARCHING FOR INGMAR BERGMAN, a True Documentary Find". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Searching for Ingmar Bergman". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Gillmor, Alison (June 7, 2019). "Through a lens darkly: Documentary uses unique approach to examine Bergman's life and work". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Sachs, Ben (November 15, 2018). "Searching for Ingmar Bergman". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Goldstein, Gary (November 8, 2018). "Review: Ingmar Bergman documentary covers the Swedish director's genius, quirks and faults". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Abele, Robert (November 9, 2018). "'Searching for Ingmar Bergman' Film Review: Margarethe von Trotta Explores Her Love of Swedish Auteur's Work". TheWrap. Retrieved December 8, 2024.