UID:
kobvindex_ZLB14984250
Format:
44 Min.
Content:
Bergman himself is prominently featured as he explains the process involved in bringing the project to fruition. For an octogenarian, Bergman is amazingly spry, energetic, and full of fun, the generally somber nature of his films notwithstanding. Admirers of Ingmar Bergman's films will embrace this documentary as a rare opportunity to witness the master director at work. Glimpses of rehearsals, costume tests, scene preparations, and alternate takes can be seen. (DVD Movie Central)
Content:
Produced for Swedish television, the 44-minute "The Making of Saraband" (onscreen title: "Directed by Bergman (I Bergmans regi)") constitutes the disc's supplementary material. At times almost embarrassingly voyeuristic, the piece gives us a fly-on-the-wall perspective of the shoot, weaving a hypnotic spell that's only occasionally broken by predictably hagiographic interviews with select cast and crew. Bergman, whose fiery intensity, seemingly undiluted by age, matches his mad-scientist countenance, treats his actors like puppets to an astonishingly literal degree, but it's hard to begrudge him his autocratic methods when he takes such pride in how well the likes of Julia Dufvenius perform once the camera's running and their proverbial training wheels are off. Highlight: Bergman's impromptu monologue on the death of his wife--an event that informed much of Saraband--during a table reading, which drives one nearby assistant to tears and will likely do the same to viewers at home. Kudos to Bergman for submitting to this twilit demystification of his legend. (Film Freak Central)
Note:
Schwed. mit engl. Untertiteln
In:
Saraband : [DVD Video], London, 2006
Language:
Swedish
Keywords:
Filmregie
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
Author information:
Ullmann, Liv
Author information:
Bergman, Ingmar
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