Bergman Island

2021 1h 53m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 252

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An English-German filmmaking couple retreat to Fårö for the summer to each write screenplays for their upcoming films in an act of pilgrimage to the place that inspired Ingmar Bergman. As the summer and their screenplays advance, the lines between reality and fiction start to blur against the backdrop of the Island's wild landscape.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vicky Krieps
Chris
Tim Roth
Tony
Mia Wasikowska
Amy
Anders Danielsen Lie
Joseph / Anders
Hampus Nordenson
Hampus
Anki Larsson
Ase
Kerstin Brunnberg
Hedda
Melinda Kinnaman
Berit

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Writers: Mia Hansen-Løve
Languages: German, English, Swedish
Countries: France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Mexico, Brazil

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MONEY

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Earned back only 15% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, Swedish.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 6 countries: France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Mexico, Brazil.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve, shot by Denis Lenoir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marion Monnier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth and Mia Wasikowska carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6910282 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mia Hansen-Løve directs. Denis Lenoir behind the camera. Marion Monnier cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Mexico, Brazil. Dialogue in German, English, Swedish.

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1Earned back only 15% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, Swedish.
4International production across 6 countries: France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Mexico, Brazil.
5Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve, shot by Denis Lenoir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Marion Monnier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth and Mia Wasikowska carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt6910282 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "beach", "sweden", "film in film", "summer".

The technical file

Cinematography: Denis Lenoir
Editing: Marion Monnier
Production design: Mikael Varhelyi
Costume design: Judith de Luze
Makeup / hair: Anne Moralis
VFX supervisor: Ronald Grauer
Sound: Thomas Gauder
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,500,000
Box office: $1,005,843
Return: 15% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Bergman Island (2021)

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CinemaSerf2022-06-04
★ 7/10
Vicky Krieps ("Chris") and boyfriend Tim Roth ("Tony") set off for a working holiday on Fårö; the island made famous by the legendary film maker Ingmar Bergman who had his home, made many of his films, and fathered some of his nine children from six different women there too. "Tony" is an accomplished and acclaimed film maker and Bergman expert; she is less established and slightly intimidated by the dead man and by his surroundings - but both have screenplays to write. His task proves considerably more straightforward than her's, and what now ensues is a slowly paced, but enjoyable to watch dramatisation. She sets off around the island, meets new friends and ultimately comes up with her concept which she regales to "Tony" and the audience involving "Amy" (a charmingly vulnerable performance from Mia Wasikowska) and her relationship with "Joseph" (the disappointingly wooden Anders Danielsen Lie - who somewhat sacrilegiously wears underwear in a Swedish sauna!!). They are childhood sweethearts then lovers then parted then lovers again then... This is a lively tale that culminates in their arrival for a wedding when things come to a bit of an head. Simultaneously, the real life couple are facing a few crossroads of their own and what emerges from the shadows is a scenario that suggests more truth and substance from her fictional story than we maybe initially thought. It is beautifully shot, pays a modest degree of homage to Bergman, and allows a very natural and relaxed Roth and an effectively intense Krieps to deliver well and convincingly. It takes it's time, but I think that is deliberate and compared to many of Bergman's rather depressingly dreary films is a positive delight.
badelf2024-07-09
★ 6/10
Yawn. Admittedly, there are some really nice things about this movie, especially the beautiful settings. The issue I have with this film is that when you don't have one tenth of the passion or internal conflict that is so Bergman, then you're not entitled to invoke the name of the master. ymmv