THE MAKING OF FANNY AND ALEXANDER is a fascinating look at the creation of a masterpiece. Directed by Ingmar Bergman himself, this feature-length documentary chronicles the methods of one of cinema’s true luminaries as he labors to realize his crowning production. Featuring Bergman at work with many of his longtime collaborators—including cinematographer Sven Nykvist and actors Erland Josephson, Gunnar Björnstrand, and Harriet Andersson—THE MAKING OF FANNY AND ALEXANDER is a witty and revealing portrait of a virtuoso filmmaker.
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After the Rehearsal
Directed by Ingmar Bergman • 1984 • Sweden
Starring Erland Josephson, Lena Olin, Ingrid ThulinWith this spare chamber piece, set in an empty theater, Ingmar Bergman returned to his perennial theme of the permeability of life and art. Lingering after a rehearsal for August Strindberg’s “A Dream ...