#1170: HANSON-LØVE, Mia: Bergman Island (2021)

HANSON LØVE, Mia (France)
Bergman Island [2021]
Spine #1170
Blu-ray


Writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve embarks on a luminous summertime odyssey to the home of Ingmar Bergman for her seventh feature, a graceful, shape-shifting tale about the interplay of life and art and the ways in which stories are born. In search of inspiration for their current filmmaking projects, Chris (Vicky Krieps) and her partner (Tim Roth) travel to the remote island of Fårö, Sweden, where Bergman lived and worked for decades. There, the spirit of the cinema master looms as Chris confronts her complicated relationships to work, men, motherhood, and her artistic influences. Also featuring radiant performances from Mia Wasikowska and Anders Danielsen Lie, Bergman Island is a rich deconstruction of the mysteries of the creative process and the journey that every film takes from thought to page to screen.

113 minutes
Color
5.1 Surround
2:35:1
Criterion Release 2023

Not to be confused with another film with the same title: #477

Director/Writers

Mia Hanson-Løve was 30 when she wrote and directed Bergman Island.

The Film

a

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Twelve-page wraparound featuring an essay by film critic Devika Girish.

Commentary

None.

Interview 1

With Hanson-Løve.

Interview 2

With actor Krieps.

Short film

By Klinger: Bergman’s Ghosts (2021).

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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