PREVIEW: Bergman Island (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread), Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs), Mia Wasikowska (Judy & Punch), Anders Danielsen Lie (The Worst Person in the World), Hampus Nordenson (film debut), Anki Larsson (Midsommar), Kerstin Brunnberg (film debut), Melinda Kinnaman (My Life as a Dog), Stig Björkman (Modiga Mindre Män), Joel Spira (Easy Money), Clara Strauch (film debut), Matthew Lessner (The Woods)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Mia Hansen-Løve (Things to Come), director, writer; Charles Gillibert (Mustang), Erik Hemmendorff (The Square), Rodrigo Teixeira (Call Me By Your Name) and Lisa Widén (The Cake General), producers; Denis Lenoir (Righteous Kill), cinematographer; Marion Monnier (Personal Shopper), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Chris (Krieps) and Tony (Roth) are a filmmaking couple who head to a Swedish island that was once the home to legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, to write screenplays for their upcoming projects. As the lines between fantasy and reality start to blur, Chris and Tony find themselves pushed to the limits of their creative, and personal, tethers…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve takes stylistic and thematic cues from legendary director Ingmar Bergman for her quietly powerful meditation on love and creativity.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 3RD JUNE 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

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