Bergman Island
Seen it?2021 | 113 min | Drama, Romance
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (84% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office loss and a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved In a Lonely Place or The Piano, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
An English-German filmmaking couple retreat to Fårö for the summer to each write screenplays for their upcoming films in an act of pilgrimage to the place that inspired Ingmar Bergman. As the summer and their screenplays advance, the lines between reality and fiction start to blur against the backdrop of the Island's wild landscape.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 80 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1 million worldwide on a $7 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 44K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
- Vicky KriepsChris
- Tim RothTony
- Mia WasikowskaAmy
- Anders Danielsen LieJoseph / Anders
- Hampus NordensonHampus
- Anki LarssonAse
- Kerstin BrunnbergHedda
- Melinda KinnamanBerit
- Stig BjörkmanStig
- Magnus AlmqvistProjectionist