Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
Home movies, letters, diaries and archival interviews highlight the personal life of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman, one of the most celebrated actresses of American and World cinema.
25 August 1917, Elberon, New Jersey, USA
16 December 1938, Tokyo, Japan
13 August 1899, Leytonstone, London, England, UK
20 September 1938, Stockholm, Sweden
14 July 1918, Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden
18 June 1952, Rome, Lazio, Italy
23 February 1889, La Cañada, California, USA
29 August 1915, Stockholm, Sweden
18 June 1952, Rome, Lazio, Italy
24 January 1917, Hamden, Connecticut, USA
29 January 1909, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
April 10, 2017
Those reels are one of the many elements, along with the testimony of her children, several professional collaborators, and extensive archival footage that form this intimate and enlightening documentary
August 22, 2016
The best thing I can say about it is that I will never see Bergman-someone who I had thought was quite familiar at this point-the same way again.
February 12, 2016
The full force of Bergman's charm comes across in Stig Björkman's revelatory documentary Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words.
August 14, 2016
Bjorkman makes solid use of the family archive to focus on the Swedish star's personal travails, while Alicia Vikander reads poignantly from her letters and diaries.
February 11, 2016
In its occasionally over-gentle way, the documentary testifies to the ego necessary to be a great star and to live a great life.
February 25, 2016
The film is riveting when it delves into the complex family dynamics, but it could have used some tightening.
February 11, 2016
An appreciation of a remarkable artist, woman and individual.
February 11, 2016
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.
January 01, 2017
The portrait that emerges is that of a mercurial talent who would not be pinned down, even by a film as adulatory as this one.
August 08, 2016
An intimate and at times unforgiving portrait of a wife, mother and megastar.
August 15, 2016
Such sources and archive footage (much taken by Bergman on her trusty 16mm) lend this portrait valuable authenticity.
