Searching for Ingmar Bergman

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Searching for Ingmar Bergman

2018

1h 39m

Documentary

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An examination of Ingmar Bergman's life and influence on filmmaking.

Critics Consensus

Searching for Ingmar Bergman serves as an engaging introduction to its subject's life and work that should entertain Bergman novices as well as diehard fans.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

03/11/2020

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.

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

12/13/2018

3/4

Peripatetic and provocative...

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G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

11/28/2018

4/4

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.

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

10/01/2022

“‘Searching for Ingmar Bergman’ is one of the better documentaries about a legendary filmmaker.”

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María Caballero

Fotogramas

07/29/2019

4/5

The documentary delves into the vital and artistic contradictions that orbited Bergman. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Carlos Marañón

Cinemanía (Spain)

07/15/2019

4/5

Flirting with the cliche, its constants circulate through a story animated by the detective [director Margarethe] Von Trotta and by original revelations about his ego, his cinephilia, his legacy. [Full review in Spanish]

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@ScottR 09/14/2019

Reminds you of why you watched all his movies and gives some insightful explanations.

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Margarethe von Trotta

Director

Liv Ullmann

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Ingmar Bergman

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Ruben Östlund

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Mia Hansen-Løve

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Carlos Saura

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An examination of Ingmar Bergman's life and influence on filmmaking.

Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Producer: Guy Amon, Benjamin Seikel
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: C-Films Deutschland, Cinema Management Group
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 8, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.0K
Runtime: 1h 39m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)