About the film

In the 1960s, Ingmar Bergman moved to the small island of Fårö in the Baltic Sea, leading to much mystery surrounding his new home, where, among other things, his film “Persona” was filmed in 1966. Few people knew the precise location of the place, but after Bergman’s death, the island became known to the public. In this film we join Michael Haneke, Claire Denis, Martin Scorsese and other star directors as they visit the island – the Mecca of film history, as the Mexican filmmaker Iñárritu quite aptly calls it. Bergman’s cinematic heritage is reviewed both lovingly and critically. Are the films, seen through today’s eyes, a mere product of their time, or do they still have the same artistic and human value? It is not just anyone who shares their opinion with us: Ang Lee, Isabella Rossellini, Harriet Andersson, Zhang Yimou, Francis Ford Coppola, Takeshi Kitano, Wes Anderson, Robert de Niro, Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott are just some of the people we meet. Likewise to hear Lars von Trier explain his complicated and frustrated relationship to the man he loved, but never received any recognition from.