Documentarian and unmistakable cinephile Stig Björkman — one of his side jobs is translating Woody Allen for Swedish audiences — gets handed the golden key that unlocks the Bergman vault. Told almost exclusively in her own words — from diary pages the actress first began filling at age 14, to beautifully preserved, never-before-seen home movies, to rare newsreel and interview footage — Björkman, with an occasional assist from her four children, adds an all-consuming intimacy to every peak and valley of a career that drove the actress “from saint to whore and back to saint again.” The quote refers to what started with a fan letter asking director Roberto Rossellini for a job and ended in a scandalous love affair. How she chose to air dirty linen that in the eyes of the world branded her an unfit mother is detailed by the actress with surprising candor in this uncommonly personal biodoc. With Pia Lindstrom, Isabella Rossellini, Roberto Rossellini(s), and Ingrid Rossellini. (2015) — Scott Marks
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