Bergman Island

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Bergman Island

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2021

1h 53m

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BERGMAN ISLAND follows a couple of American filmmakers, Chris (Vicky Krieps) and Tony (Tim Roth), who retreat to the mythical Fårö island for the summer. In this wild, breathtaking landscape where Bergman lived and shot his most celebrated pieces, they hope to find inspiration for their upcoming films. As days spent separately pass by, the fascination for the island operates on Chris and souvenirs of her first love resurface. Lines between reality and fiction will then progressively blur and tear our couple even more apart.

Critics Consensus

Minor but charming, the well-acted Bergman Island uses the titular filmmaker's legacy as the launchpad for a dreamlike rumination on romance and creativity.

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Elena Lazic

Sight & Sound

May 14

Bergman Island is a comparatively less edgy proposition and a window into the creative process that feels reductive, a sketch of a sketch of a movie that is too meta for its own good.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

09/18/2024

4/5

A film-making couple make a trip to Ingmar Bergman's island home in a sensitive look at cinema and sexist double standards.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

01/30/2024

It's a piercing and rather unforgiving way of looking at the lies that we tell each other under the guise of normal human behavior.

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Calum Cooper

In Their Own League

07/15/2024

4/5

“Bergman Island” is a mix of reality and fantasy that explores how the two can influence and oppose each other, even simultaneously.

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Greg Carlson

Vague Visages

07/28/2023

Hansen-Løve never takes herself too seriously, lining up a parade of references from Persona to Cries and Whispers with more disarming humor than ponderous melodrama.

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Kent M. Wilhelm

Tilt Magazine

07/24/2023

Despite the enormity of Bergman’s presence, Hansen-Løve is able to create something singular and fresh. She presents a compelling meta-narrative that twists around and through itself like an Escher staircase or a Swedish cardamom bun.

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Cayetano B

@Cayetanob Jan 14

What is this? A 113 minute commercial for tourist who might visit the island? Absolute boredom

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Brett A

@brettla Jun 29

A slow moving movie that brings in two other main characters and finally gains some momentum. The blurred real life and fiction intrigued me more than the characters.

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James J

@RT12577415 03/02/2025

There is a lot to love about this film. The locations, the slow pace, the cinematography. I really want to like it more, but I don’t. There are many layers to the story, but it all feels a bit forced. More problematic for me however is the fact that I feel no connection to the main characters. They somehow feel detached, not present which makes me don’t care. They come across as a facsimile of real humans. Having said all that, it still is worth the watch.

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julie b

@RT59310387 09/19/2024

Between 2.5 and 3/5. Was drawn in by the cast. I like the blending of story in a story, but all along I just felt like I was missing something because I wasn’t that into it. Some beautiful scenery, good performances, and funny moments, but overall a bit too subtle for my taste so it felt flat. Thank you for reminding me of The Winner Takes it All!!!

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Sarah G

@RT98315220 06/13/2024

Animal torture. Throwing living jellyfish at each other and laughing at the torture. Then buying skinned sheep. Horrible.

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Alec B

@Alec97 02/09/2024

It is for the best that Bergman is immediately invoked by both the title and the setting, from there they can play around with those classic Bergman themes without it surprising the audience which could be a bit of a disaster. Ultimately it's a bit thin on resolution but still I appreciate the ambition.

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BERGMAN ISLAND follows a couple of American filmmakers, Chris (Vicky Krieps) and Tony (Tim Roth), who retreat to the mythical Fårö island for the summer. In this wild, breathtaking landscape where Bergman lived and shot his most celebrated pieces, they hope to find inspiration for their upcoming films. As days spent separately pass by, the fascination for the island operates on Chris and souvenirs of her first love resurface. Lines between reality and fiction will then progressively blur and tear our couple even more apart.

Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Producer: Charles Gillibert, Erik Hemmendorff, Rodrigo Teixeira
Screenwriter: Mia Hansen-Løve
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Neue Bioskop Film, Plattform Produktion, Arte France Cinema, CG Cinéma, Scope Pictures, Piano
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 15, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 22, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $145.2K
Runtime: 1h 53m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)