REVIEW: Bergman Island [2021]

No one’s expecting Persona. When Chris (Vicky Krieps) and Tony (Tim Roth) are trying to choose what 35mm Ingmar Bergman film to watch in the late director’s own screening room (while the projectionist brilliantly does everything but roll his eyes waiting for the selection), the former suggests The Seventh Seal because it’s his most popular title and one of the few she hasn’t yet seen. I felt that comment because it’s the only Bergman I have seen. It’s perfect then that Tony would dismiss it with a frown and lament…

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