Faro Document 1979 (1979 TV Movie) User Reviews

1.25.2024

[EasonVonn · 6/10 · 24 January 2024]

Bergman's documentary on the island that gave birth to countless wonders "False Face," "Judas in the Mirror," and "Monica the Undesirable Upperwoman" .....

Rather than trying to dramatize or poetically represent such an emotional or historical island, it is perhaps the greatest respect to opt for a direct documentary approach.

But Bergman is too pale and unauthored here...as he was in his later film, The Magic Flute.

Bergman's documentary on the island that gave birth to countless wonders "False Face," "Judas in the Mirror," and "Monica the Undesirable Upperwoman" .....

Rather than trying to dramatize or poetically represent such an emotional or historical island, it is perhaps the greatest respect to opt for a direct documentary approach.

But Bergman is too pale and unauthored here...as he was in his later film, The Magic Flute.

Cinema Omnivore - Fårö Document 1979 (1979) 6.9/10

[lasttimeisaw · 7/10 · 21 July 2022]

"Interviewees range from old to young (from a centenarian to school kids), man to woman, all walks of life (syndic, teacher, farmer, fisherman, retiree, librarian, etc.), some of them are featured in both documentaries that are 10 years apart, to see how their lives have changed. Extra insight is offered by the changed view on the island itself from 1969 to 1979, according to the juveniles. In the end of FÅRÖ DOCUMENT 1979, with more kids expressing their disposition to stay on the island for work, it indicates a more propitious note that left by its predecessor."

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An Interminable Sequel

[SpaaceMonkee · 4/10 · 29 March 2021]

I stand by my review of the original Faro Document. This ten-year follow up adds little in the way of additional insight, and whatever it gains from greater character insight it loses from the boredom caused by the length. I would not recommend either Faro Document as worthwhile, but this one has little independent value and is essentially a lengthier redo of the original.