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Liv & Ingmar

Dheeraj Akolkar
83' / 2012 / Norway
English
Spanish subtitled

This feature documentary is an affectionate yet truthful account of the 42 years and 12 films long relationship between legendary actress Liv Ullmann and master film maker Ingmar Bergman. Told entirely from Liv’s point of view, this rollercoaster journey of extreme highs and lows is constructed as a collage of images and sounds from the timeless Ullmann-Bergman films, behind the scenes footage, still photographs, passages from Liv’s book ‘Changing’ and Ingmar’s love letters to Liv. Ultimately this film is a homage - a candid, humane look - not only at two of the greatest artists of our time, but also at two wonderful human beings, two inseparable friends, soul mates…

Main Festivals & Awards

The Norwegian International Film Festival, Haugesund 2012 / Montreal World Film Festival 2012 / New York Film Festival 2012 / Flanders International Film Festival Ghent 2012 / Chicago International Film Festival 2012 / Mumbai International Film Festival 2012 / Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2012 / Nordic Film Days Lübeck 2012 / Denver International Film Festival 2012 / Virginia Film Festival 2012/ European Film Forum Scanorama 2012

Director's Biography

After graduating with a Gold Medal in Architecture from Pune University, India, Dheeraj worked extensively in the Indian film industry on various films such as Lagaan (Academy Award Nominee 2001), Devdas (Cannes Showcase 2002, BAFTA nominated 2003), Charas – A Joint Effort, Sala Bandar (official selection Rotterdam 2004, nominated Best Short Film Edinburgh 2004) and Black (Time magazine’s fifth best film of the year 2006).
As a writer, director, cinematographer and producer, his own work includes the short films Jyotirgamaya – Lead Me To The Light (IDPA Awards for Excellence 2005: Best Script and Best Editing), Whatever! (ICE 2006 2nd Best Film of the Festival), Sold my Soul (Official Selection Clermont Ferrand 2007) and Asylum (Official Selection Rotterdam 2010). He topped University of London in 2007 with distinction in MA inFeature Film and currently works between the UK, India and Scandinavia on a slate of five films under his London based production company Vardo Films.
Dheeraj is the associate director of an independent film festival in London called Bombay Mix and founder of a charity called Grassroots Stories which specializes in making films that can inspire social change.



Se proyectará conjuntamente con:
PERSONA Pases el 10/5 a las 21:30 y el 16/05 a las 19:40
Director Ingmar Bergman
País / Country Suecia / Sweden
Año de producción / Year of Production 1966
Duración / Running Time 85 min
Idioma original / Language Sueco, Inglés / Swedish, English

TROLÖSA (Faithless, Infiel) Pases el 8/5 a las 20:00 y el 14/05 a las 19:20
Director Ingmar Bergman
País / Country Suecia, Italia, Alemania, Finlandia, Noruega / Sweden, Italy, Germany, Finland, Norway
Año de producción / Year of Production 1998
Duración / Running Time 150 min
Idioma original / Language Sueco, Francés / Swedish, French

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