Marie Nyrerd - Bergman Island (2004)

Bergman Island / Ingmar Bergman - 3 Documentaries On film, Theatre, Faro Island Directed By : Marie Nyreröd Language : Swedish Subtitles : English File Name .............: Ingmar.Bergman.Complete.2004.Bergman.And.Faro.Islande.DVDRip.XviD-MESS.avi File Size (in bytes) ..: 364,834,816 bytes Runtime (# of frames) .: 00:57:11 (85775 frames) Video Codec ...........: XviD Frame Size ............: 576x320 () [=] [=1.800] FPS ...................: 25.000 Video Bitrate .........: 723 kb/s Bits per Pixel ........: 0.157 bpp B-VOP, N-VOP, QPel, GMC ......: [B-VOP]...[N-VOP]...[]...[] Audio Codec ...........: 0x0055(MP3, ISO) MPEG-1 Layer 3 Sample Rate ...........: 48000 Hz Audio bitrate .........: 119 kb/s [2 channel(s)] VBR audio Interleave ............: 40 ms No. of audio streams ..: 1 File Name .............: Ingmar.Bergman.Complete.2004.Bergman.And.The.Cinema.DVDRip.XviD-MESS.avi File Size (in bytes) ..: 364,716,032 bytes Runtime (# of frames) .: 00:58:23 (87575 frames) Video Codec ...........: XviD Frame Size ............: 576x320 () [=] [=1.800] FPS ...................: 25.000 Video Bitrate .........: 698 kb/s Bits per Pixel ........: 0.151 bpp B-VOP, N-VOP, QPel, GMC ......: [B-VOP]...[N-VOP]...[]...[] Audio Codec ...........: 0x0055(MP3, ISO) MPEG-1 Layer 3 Sample Rate ...........: 48000 Hz Audio bitrate .........: 126 kb/s [2 channel(s)] VBR audio Interleave ............: 40 ms No. of audio streams ..: 1 File Name .............: Ingmar.Bergman.Complete.2004.Bergman.And.The.Theatre.DVDRip.XviD-MESS.avi File Size (in bytes) ..: 364,812,288 bytes Runtime (# of frames) .: 00:57:35 (86375 frames) Video Codec ...........: XviD Frame Size ............: 576x320 () [=] [=1.800] FPS ...................: 25.000 Video Bitrate .........: 715 kb/s Bits per Pixel ........: 0.155 bpp B-VOP, N-VOP, QPel, GMC ......: [B-VOP]...[N-VOP]...[]...[] Audio Codec ...........: 0x0055(MP3, ISO) MPEG-1 Layer 3 Sample Rate ...........: 48000 Hz Audio bitrate .........: 121 kb/s [2 channel(s)] VBR audio Interleave ............: 40 ms No. of audio streams ..: 1 Filmjournal Review : In the years following the release of Fanny and Alexander in 1982, news of Ingmar Bergman's imminent retirement often proved premature. Although Bergman continued to direct acclaimed television films and plays up until the early years of the current century, it seems fairly certain that Saraband, the 2003 quasi-sequel to Scenes from a Marriage, will become known as his cinematic swansong. Now that Bergman has permanently retired to his beloved Fårö Island in rural Sweden, Bergman Island, Marie Nyreröd's affectionate and revealing portrait of the legendary director, functions as something of a last will and testament. While Bergman Island might be dismissed as little more than an 85-minute interview peppered with archival footage, Nyreröd's documentary is essential viewing for anyone with even the slightest interest in one of film history's indisputably seminal figures. Of course, the autobiographical roots of Bergman's art are familiar to film buffs who have perused the master's memoir, The Magic Lantern, and the relevant critical literature. Bergman Island is nevertheless valuable for Nyreröd's success in eliciting heartfelt ruminations from her subject; the director's unvarnished reflections on his work and personal life reveal a man who is perhaps his own harshest critic. In fact, given Bergman's often merciless self-laceration, his assertion that Persona " is a great film and I'm glad that I made it" comes across more as a casual statement of fact than an arrogant boast. For Nyreröd, Bergman's residency on Fårö can be viewed as a key that unlocks the famously prickly cineaste's artistic and personal agenda. The starkly beautiful island is much more than a mere pastoral refuge from Stockholm's urban ambience: Its distinctive topography clearly stirred Bergman's imagination and inspired many of his most famous films-Through a Glass Darkly, Persona, Shame, Hour of the Wolf and The Passion of Anna, among others, were at least partially filmed there. After viewing Nyreröd's film, it is even possible to wonder if masterpieces such as Through a Glass Darkly and Persona would even have been conceivable without the creative ferment engendered by life on this island retreat. The 88-year-old Bergman appears unusually relaxed in Nyreröd's presence and her gently prodding questions let loose a flood of rueful, and occasionally humorous, memories. When queried about his marriages and numerous love affairs, he remarks, with sly self-deprecation, that he "didn't leave puberty until the age of 58." Known for his unsparing cinematic explorations of sexual anxiety, there is little doubt that Bergman speaks from vast experience when he observes that both film and theatre are "erotically charged" realms. He is particularly candid in discussing the convergence of personal and creative energies during the filming of Persona on Fårö. Under other circumstances, a film starring a director's former mistress (Bibi Andersson) and his newfound paramour (Liv Ullmann) might well have led to disastrous on-set confrontations. But, while acknowledging that he was a bit of a scoundrel as well as a roué in those days, Bergman also implies that the palpable sexual tension only made these brilliant actresses' performances more convincing. Given Bergman's age, it's of course unsurprising that a preoccupation with death (which was even conspicuous in films he made 50 years ago) looms large in Bergman Island. Even though Nyreröd includes pertinent, death-suffused excerpts from The Seventh Seal and Cries and Whispers, the interview material makes it clear that this famously melancholy artist has finally accepted the prospect of his eventual death. For a man who admits to possessing (or at least having possessed) such a voracious sexual appetite, there is something inescapably poignant about Nyreröd's depiction of a solitary retiree who spends most of his time listening to classical music on a desolate island paradise. Yet, conversely, we are also well aware that Bergman's exile is self-imposed--and that his rich memories of past cinematic and amorous triumphs provide him with more than adequate solace in his glorious dotage. ********************************* FREAKYFLICKS ********************************** Freakyflicks is a free and open community dedicated to preserving and sharing cinematic art in the digital era. Our goal is to disseminate such works of art to the widest audience possible through the channels provided by P2P technology. The Freakyflicks collection is limited to those films that have played an exceptional role in the history of cinema and its progression in becoming a great art. 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kolibe (2007-05-29)

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DuffPaddy (2007-08-03)

An excellent upload, many thanks! Very good quality encodes. And for English speakers (e.g. me): yes, the subtitles work!
I've only watched "Bergmann och Fårö" as yet. I think probably a combination of his knowing this would be his last chance to set the record straight, and the fact that Nyreröd is rather charming, caused him to open up and tell it warts and all. That story about his baby sister was horrifyingly honest.
RIP, Mr. B. Maybe you should have tried the Sicilian Defence. But Death always seems to prevail in those long endgames.

 AW- (2008-03-07)

Thanks IggyPop, really looking forward to this :)

DuffPaddy (2008-07-08)

Yes, Chickpea, the *default* subtitles are indeed Swedish. But English (and other languages) are available. How to select them depends on what player you use (check the help), but they are there. I should know, because I've watched them and have virtually no Swedish myself.

ChelOis55 (2013-12-30)

The VobSub files have 4 tracks. Tracks 1 & 2 are Swedish subtitles and Tracks 3 & 4 are English subtitles. I don't see differences between subtitles of same language.