Bergman: A Year in a Life, Swedish: Bergman - ett år, ett liv, is a 2018 Swedish-Norwegian documentary film directed by Jane Magnusson. Journeying through 1957, the year Ingmar Bergman released two of his most acclaimed features (The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries), made a TV film (Mr. Sleeman Is Coming) and directed four plays for theatre (The Misanthrope, Counterfeiters, The Prisoner, Peer Gynt), Magnusson has amassed a wealth of archive and contemporary interviews, along with a selection of clips from his vast body of work. Film has its premiere on 71st Cannes Film Festival.
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| Swedish | Bergman - ett år, ett liv |
| Directed by | Jane Magnusson |
| Written by | Jane Magnusson |
| Produced by | Fredrik Heinig |
| Cinematography | Emil Klang |
| Edited by | Orvar Anklew Hanna Lejonqvist Kalle Lindberg |
| Music by | Jonas Beckman Lars Kumlin |
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| Distributed by | Carlotta Films Sherlock Films S.L. |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Countries | Sweden Norway |
| Languages | Swedish English German |
Cast
edit- Ingmar Bergman - Himself (archive footage)
- Lena Endre - Herself
- Thorsten Flinck - Himself
- Elliott Gould - Himself
- Jane Magnusson - Narrator (voice)
- Barbra Streisand - Herself
- Liv Ullmann - Herself
- Lars von Trier - Himself
- Bibi Andersson - Sara (archive footage)
- Bengt Ekerot - Death (archive footage)
- Inga Landgré - Nelly (archive footage)
- Gösta Roosling - Himself (archive footage)
- Victor Sjöström - Dr. Eberhard Isak Borg (archive footage)
- Roy Andersson - Himself
- Dick Cavett - Himself
- Gösta Ekman - Himself
- Holly Hunter - Herself
- John Landis - Himself
- Gunnel Lindblom - Herself
- Jan Troell - Himself
- Yimou Zhang - Himself
Awards and accolades
edit| Date | Ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| May 19, 2018 | 71st Cannes Film Festival | Golden Eye, The Documentary Prize | Bergman - A Year in a Life | Nominated | [1] |
| September 29, 2018 | 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival | Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize | Nominated | ||
| December 15, 2018 | 31st European Film Awards | Best Documentary | Won | [2] |
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