Bergman Island [Criterion Collection]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman opens his soul to filmmaker Marie Nyrerod for a three-part documentary produced for Swedish television and offering the most intimate portrait of the director since Vilgot Sjoman's 1963 film Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie (a documentary which followed the making of Bergman's acclaimed 1962 chamber drama Winter Light). A longtime friend to her celebrated subject, Nyrerod teams with editor Kurt Bergmark to offer a three-sided meditation on Bergman that begins by examining his film career before moving on to his theatrical accomplishments and personal struggles. From his remarkable accomplishments as the artistic director for the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm to his collaboration with faithful producer Lorens Marmstedt, every aspect of Bergman's enduring and prolific career are discussed before the pair head back to the director's Faro home for an intimate and relaxed interview. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 (Alternate Wide Screen)
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Features:
  • Bergman 101, a selected video filmography tracing Ingmar
  • Bergman's Career, Narrated by Film Scholar Peter Cowie
  • Plus: An Essay by Director Marie Nyrerod

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Ingmar Bergman
       Peter Cowie - Narrator

• Director:

  Marie Nyreröd

• Producer:

  Marie Nyreröd

• Screenwriter:

  Marie Nyreröd

• Cinematographer:

  Arne Carlsson

• Editor:

  Kurt Bergmark