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Searching for Ingmar Bergman

1 hr. 39 min. | Drama

In 1960 Margarethe von Trotta discovered a love for film at a screening of Bergman’s „The Seventh Seal“. It is no wonder that her new documentary begins on the same beach where the knight played a game of chess with Death. She offers a say to other artists whom he inspired: actor and director Liv Ullmann, French director and co-author of a book about Bergman Olivier Assayas, French director Mia Hansen-Løve and Swedish director Ruben Östlund, who shares his compatriot’s taste and explores a contemporary society precisely.

Margarethe von Trotta

Margarethe von Trotta

Margarethe von Trotta is an actor, scriptwriter and one of the foremost German film directors, a member of the New German Cinema movement, and one of the most important feminist filmmakers in the world. Felix Moeller is a historian, actor and a director, whose body of work includes such films as "Harlan – Im Schatten von Jud Süß" (2009) and "Verbotene Filme"(2014).
Felix Moeller

Felix Moeller

Margarethe von Trotta is an actor, scriptwriter and one of the foremost German film directors, a member of the New German Cinema movement, and one of the most important feminist filmmakers in the world. Felix Moeller is a historian, actor and a director, whose body of work includes such films as "Harlan – Im Schatten von Jud Süß" (2009) and "Verbotene Filme"(2014).
Languages
German, English, Swedish, French, Spanish
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian
Original title
Ingmar Bergman – Vermächtnis eines Jahrhundertsgenies
Produced
2018: Germany, France

Film information

Director
Margarethe von Trotta, Felix Moeller
Producers
Benjamin Seikel, Konstanze Speidel, Guy Amon, Stéphane Sorlat
Screenplay
Margarethe von Trotta, Felix Moeller
Music
Rolf Manzei
Cinematography
Börres Weiffenbach
Cast
Liv Ullmann, Ruben Östlund, Olivier Assayas, Mia Hansen-Løve
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