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Ingmar Bergman - Vermächtnis eines Jahrhundertgenies

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Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
Produced by Guy Amon, Benjamin Seikel, and Stéphane Sorlat
Concept by Margarethe von Trotta and Felix Moeller

With: Margarethe von Trotta, Liv Ullmann, Ruben Östlund, Olivier Assayas, Mia Hansen-Løve, Gunnel Lindblom, Jean-Claude Carrière, Carlos Saura, Julia Dufvenius, Gaby Dohm, Daniel Bergman, Rita Russek, Stig Björkman, and Katinka Faragó

Cinematography: Börres Weiffenbach
Editing: Bettina Böhler

Runtime: 99 min
Release Date: 02 November 2018
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color

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Amiable, if circuitous, personal reflection on one of cinema's most influential auteurs on his 100th birthday. Renowned director Margarethe von Trotta offers a refreshingly light perspective, as do many of his former colleagues, but there's just not enough insight here.

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