Synopsis
A meaningful account of the personal and professional life of the great Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) that explores his film legacy, with interviews with his closest collaborators and a new generation of filmmakers.
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Cast
- Margarethe von TrottaHerself - Filmmaker
- Olivier AssayasHimself - Filmmaker
- Daniel BergmanHimself - Filmmaker
- Ingmar Bergman Jr.Himself - Producer
- Stig BjörkmanHimself - Filmmaker
- Jean-Claude CarrièreHimself - Filmmaker
- Gaby DohmHerself - Actress
- Julia DufveniusHerself - Actress
- Katinka FaragóHerself - Producer
- Mia Hansen-LøveHerself - Filmmaker
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
Enthusing over an effect Bergman used in his great 1983 “Fanny and Alexander,” the director Olivier Assayas concludes, “Art defines truth.” Just about every minute of this movie shows how that’s true. - 80
Variety
It’s an investigation in the form of a highly personalized meditation. - 80
Screen Daily
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. - 80
Rolling Stone
(The verb in the title is not superfluous. If this movie resembles anything, it’s "Citizen Kane" — structure-wise, if not remotely aesthetically.) - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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. - 70
Film Journal International
In the end, perhaps, von Trotta’s search for Bergman never quite finds him. But did he ever quite find himself? All he knew was that he was an artist. - 63
Slant Magazine
Margarethe von Trotta's documentary reminds us of the reasons for Bergman's continued influence on cinema today. - 63
RogerEbert.com
An engaging and accessible look at one of the most important figures in cinema.
