Searching for Ingmar Bergman

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

2018•1h 36m•6.0/10

Documentary

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6.0/10(14)

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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Production

C-Films Deutschland, Mondex & cie

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Margarethe von Trotta

Margarethe von Trotta

Self - Filmmaker

Olivier Assayas

Olivier Assayas

Self - Filmmaker

Daniel Bergman

Daniel Bergman

Self - Filmmaker

Ingmar Bergman Jr.

Ingmar Bergman Jr.

Self - Film Producer

Stig Björkman

Stig Björkman

Self - Filmmaker

Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

Self - Filmmaker

Gaby Dohm

Gaby Dohm

Self - Actress

Julia Dufvenius

Julia Dufvenius

Self - Actress

Katinka Faragó

Katinka Faragó

Self - Film Producer

Mia Hansen-Løve

Mia Hansen-Løve

Self - Filmmaker

Jan Holmberg

Self - Film Historian

Johannes Kaetzler

Self - Filmmaker

Gunnel Lindblom

Gunnel Lindblom

Self - Filmmaker

Ruben Östlund

Ruben Östlund

Self - Filmmaker

Rita Russek

Rita Russek

Self - Actress

Carlos Saura

Carlos Saura

Self - Filmmaker

Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann

Self - Actress

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel

Self - Filmmaker

Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

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