Searching for Ingmar Bergman
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
Germany | 2018 | Documentary | 109 min
Film Source: Oscilloscope
Acclaimed filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta celebrates what would have been Ingmar Bergman’s 100th birthday this year with a documentary that provides insight into the Swedish master’s work and delves into his complex relationships with family and collaborators. The film avoids a traditional decade-by-decade style and instead is structured around the relationships in Bergman’s life. At its heart, the film explores the impetus for making art and the effect the artist’s self-centeredness had on people in his life. Von Trotta brings Bergman’s leading actresses, family and fellow directors along for the journey. ~JS