The next question is: what behind the scenes re-enactments, what actors will sign up for this series/feature film? A female filmmaker who can direct drama in Susanne Bier will touch upon bigger than life material in a biopic series on Sweden’s master filmmaker, Ingmar Bergman. Variety reports that the Bergman project will be filmed as a four-part mini series with a feature film in mind. Shooting begins in the fall of next year, which means if Bier really wants to, she could finish off The Revenge, bring it to the festivals and follow up with Which Brings Me to You.
The Bergman project should of course include his beginnings (perhaps his first film in 46′), and other menu items should include: some behind the scenes of his more popular string of films from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, his process, his time on island of Fårö and his rapport with women – both on and on the screen.
Sveriges (Swedish) Television (SvT) will produce, with Gunnar Carlsson exec producer and Christian Wikander as producer. The mini is written by Swedish author Henning Mankell, who is married to Bergman’s daughter Eva. He’s completed the first two episodes and named them after Bergman films. The first is called “Frenzy” and the second “Sawdust and Tinsel.”