Cast of Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
Alicia Vikander Ingrid Bergman (voice) Ingrid Bergman Self (archive footage) Roberto Rossellini Self (archive footage) Friedel Adler Bergman Self (archive footage) Ingmar Bergman Self (archive footage) Justus Samuel Bergman Self (archive footage) Ward Bond Self (archive footage) Ernest Borgnine Self (archive footage) Yul Brynner Self (archive footage) Robert Capa Self (archive footage) Victor Fleming Self (archive footage) Clark Gable Self (archive footage) Cary Grant Self (archive footage) Merv Griffin Self (archive footage) Alfred Hitchcock Self (archive footage) Jennifer Jones Self (archive footage) Mervyn LeRoy Self (archive footage) Petter Lindström Self (archive footage) Anatole Litvak Self (archive footage) Alan Marshal Self (archive footage) Jean Renoir Self (archive footage) Alma Reville Self (archive footage) Lars Schmidt Self (archive footage) Alberto Sordi Self (archive footage) Ed Sullivan Self (archive footage) Lyle Talbot Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words Reviews
Using a variety of sources, Swedish film critic Stig Bjorkman created this revealing documentary about the resilient movie star who won three Academy Awards and worked with Bogart, Hitchcock, Ingmar Bergman and Roberto Rossellini. In its occasionally over-gentle way, the documentary testifies to the ego necessary to be a great star and to live a great life. San Francisco Chronicle Walter V. Addiego
Devotees of classic Hollywood will miss this movie at their peril. Arizona Republic Randy Cordova
The film is riveting when it delves into the complex family dynamics, but it could have used some tightening. Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer
It was quite a life. Washington Post Ann Hornaday
A rich, generous-spirited portrait of a woman who, in her unapologetic pursuit of art, fame and personal growth, was far ahead of her time. New York Post Farran Smith Nehme
There isn't a lot here about her films, or great performances, but this is two hours of Ingrid Bergman, much of it rarely seen before. I'm not about to complain. A fascinating story from a brilliant performer. Philadelphia Inquirer Tirdad Derakhshani
The full force of Bergman's charm comes across in Stig Bjrkman's revelatory documentary Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words. leonardmaltin.com Leonard Maltin
Documentarian Stig Bjrkman has sifted through a hefty amount of material to construct a telling portrait of an intriguing star. Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
"She went where the wind took her," Pia Lindstrm says, and this revealing film shows where those destinations were. New York Times Manohla Dargis
Cinephile catnip. Village Voice Sam Weisberg
Vivid and enlightening ... Slant Magazine Elise Nakhnikian
It highlights the potent dichotomies that, combined with Bergman's relatively unmediated beauty, made the actress luminescent both on and off screen. The exceptional home movies, many shot by Bergman herself, are an unending source of pleasure, visually reinforcing her children's warm-hearted reminiscences: Their mother was fun to be around. This is what you got when you met her, and this is what you get in the movie. The camera loved her and she loved cameras. An act of celebratory remembrance that's buoyed by a desire to understand the messy contradictions, motivations, and emotions of its subject, "Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words" proves a stirring and insightful biography of assemblage. Hollywood Reporter Deborah Young
Bjorkman leaves behind the image of a uniquely strong, independent woman whose relaxed modernity was way ahead of its time. Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
"I don't demand much," the film quotes her as saying. "I just want everything." She got a lot, and gave immeasurably more. With access to Ingrid Bergman's diaries and other personal memorabilia, documentarian Stig Bjorkman presents a beautifully framed biopic and tribute to one of cinema's most fascinating actresses and celebrities. You'll be thoroughly engaged.
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