Rent Bergman: A Year in a Life (2018)
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1h 57min
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- Synopsis:
Jane Magnusson's documentary centres on 1957, a turbulent but miraculously productive year when Bergman, besides unveiling The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries and working extensively in theatre and TV, led a messily complicated domestic life. This is the springboard for a survey that spirals out to embrace everything from childhood to old age, touching on his many creative achievements, his strengths and failings as a man, and the way his art derived from his life. This release includes both the theatrical version of the film and the expanded, four-hour edition made for Swedish TV, 'Bergman: A Life in Four Acts', in which further illuminating anecdotes are offered by many who knew him - perhaps none, however, quite as revealing as Bergman's own testimony. - Actors:
- Ingmar Bergman, Lena Endre, Thorsten Flinck, Elliott Gould, Jane Magnusson, Barbra Streisand, Liv Ullmann, Lars Von Trier, Bibi Andersson, Bengt Ekerot, Inga Landgré, Gösta Roosling, Victor Sjöström, Roy Andersson, Dag Bergman, Dick Cavett, Gösta Ekman, Holly Hunter, John Landis, Gunnel Lindblom
- Directors:
- Jane Magnusson
- Producers:
- Fredrik Heinig, Cecilia Nessen, Mattias Nohrborg
- Aka:
- Bergman - ett år, ett liv
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- Collections:
- 21 Reasons to Love, 21 Reasons to Love... Ingmar Bergman, New Waves in Norwegian Cinema, What to watch by country
- Countries:
- Sweden
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/03/2019
- Run Time:
- 117 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo, Swedish LPCM Stereo, Swedish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- 'Bergman: A Year in a Life' Q&A (2019, 17 mins): Jane Magnusson in conversation with Geoff Andrew. Recorded at BFI Southbank in 2019
- Ingmar Bergman Guardian Interview (1982, 62 mins, audio only): Bergman pays tribute to theatre and film director Alf Sjoberg, discussing his influence and impact on his own career. Recorded at the NFT in 1982
- Vox Lipoma (2018, 11 mins): satirical animation about Ingmar Bergman's power, sexuality and relationships
- UK Theatrical Trailer (2019)
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following A Life In Four Acts:
- Act 1
- Act 2 - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following A Life In Four Acts:
- Act 3
- Act 4 - Disc 3:
- This disc includes special features
- A Year In A Life
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Reviews (1) of Bergman: A Year in a Life
Sends us back to the work itself - Bergman: A Year in a Life review by TE
This is a comprehensive overview of Bergman's career up to, and including, his "big year" in 1957.
There is nothing particularly new here, but it is a useful introduction for anyone who wants to know more about this tortured genius of cinema.
Unsurprisingly, the portrait of the artist has plenty of warts and blemishes. A man so driven is bound to be flawed.
Mainly this film serves as a reminder of just how good his prime period films are, and it is on those that he should be judged.
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