Ingmar Bergman Through the Choreographer's Eye

A slow, contemplative immersion in dance and stark island beauty, more mood than narrative, rewarding patience with quiet emotional resonance.

Directed by

Fredrik Stattin

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Alexander Ekman, Pär Isberg, Pontus Lidberg

Overview

Four of Sweden's most innovative choreographers travel to Ingmar Bergman's home on Fårö to explore and get inspired. The result is a unique contemporary dance film.The renowned Swedish choreographers Alexander Ekman, Pär Isberg, Pontus Lidberg and Joakim Stephenson, with principal dancers Jenny Nilson, Nathalie Nordquist, Oscar Salomonsson and Nadja Sellrup from the Royal Swedish Ballet, interpret Ingmar Bergman through four unique dance performances reflecting on human relations and intense feelings. The dances are linked together with images of the epic natural beauty of Fårö and Bergman's poetic home Hammars, including the voice of the master himself - Ingmar Bergman - revealing his thoughts about movements and music.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, eerie and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Art, isolation, identity, memory

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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