Bergman : a year in a life /
"Jane Magnusson's documentary centres on 1957, a turbulent but miraculously productive year when Bergman, besides unveiling The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries and working extensively in theatre and TV, led a messily complicated domestic life. This is the springboard for a survey that s...
| Uniform Title: | Bergman (Motion picture : 2018) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Swedish English |
| Language Notes: | Narration in English, with interview fragments in Swedish or German, subtitled (optionally) in English. Closed-captioned in English. |
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[London] :
BFI,
[2019]
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| Edition: | [Limited edition?]. |
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| Summary: | "Jane Magnusson's documentary centres on 1957, a turbulent but miraculously productive year when Bergman, besides unveiling The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries and working extensively in theatre and TV, led a messily complicated domestic life. This is the springboard for a survey that spirals out to embrace everything from childhood to old age, touching on his many creative achievements, his strengths and failings as a man, and the way his art derived from his life. This release includes both the theatrical version of the film and the expanded, four-hour edition made for Swedish TV"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as documentary in 2018. Booklet (20 pages ; illustrations) with full film credits and essays by Jane Magnusson and Geoff Andrew in English inserted in container. Publisher describes Blu-ray, 3-disc set as a limited edition (BFI website); no such indication on the item's container. Special features include: extended, four-part television version of Jane Magnusson's film called Bergman: a Life in Four Acts (235 min.,was broadcast during Christmas 2018 by SVT) ; A Year in a Life Q&A (2019, 17 mins): Jane Magnusson in conversation with Geoff Andrew, recorded at BFI Southbank in 2019 ; Ingmar Bergman Guardian Interview (1982, 62 mins, audio only): Bergman pays tribute to theatre and film director Alf Sjöberg, discussing his influence and impact on his own career, recorded at the NFT in 1982 ; Vox Lipoma (2018, 11 mins): satirical animation about Ingmar Bergman's power, sexuality and relationships ; UK theatrical trailer (2019). |
| Physical Description: | 3 videodiscs (117 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages ; 18 cm) |
| Format: | Blu-ray disc, region B; aspect ratio: 16:9; 5.1 DTS-HD or 2.0 Dolby Digital sound formats ; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | Rated: 15+; scenes of strong violence, self-harm. |
| Awards: | European Film Awards, 2018: Best Documentary (Jane Magnusson). |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Emil Klang; film editing, Orvar Anklew, Hanna Lejonqvist, Kalle Lindberg; music, Jonas Beckman, Lars Kumlin. |