Review of Bergman Island (2006) by Tom B — 25 Jul 2009
Spending time with Bergman on his island home a short time before he died. He talks and shows us where he walks, and the view he looks at from his fireplace seat. We forget he is a master storyteller and filmmaker and see a man in his 80s, sensitive, still aware of the pain of his childhood, his parents, the culture.
He is a lovely man here, full of humor. Beautiful shots of him close-up, his hands, the skin on his hands. For anyone who felt a kinship, this is close to meeting with him, to visiting him and talking and having a few laughs.
Not really anything more or less than the chance to spend time with Bergman, to stand with him and see with him, in his light. And it is perfect for that.
This review of Bergman Island (2006) was written by Tom B on 25 Jul 2009.
Bergman Island has generally received very positive reviews.
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