Private Confessions
Dec 25 1996
•3h 16m
•Drama
Five conversations frame a flawed marriage in this film written by Ingmar Bergman about his parents. Guilt-ridden wife Anna (Pernilla August) divulges an extramarital affair to a priest, her uncle Jacob (Max von Sydow). He presses her to confess her sins to her husband, Henrik. As the film moves back and forth in time, the notion of truth is tested. Tomas, the lover, and Henrik will find that Anna's confessions do not absolve anyone, and have the power to inflict more pain.
Cast
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Pernilla August
Anna
Max von Sydow
Jacob
Samuel Fröler
Henrik
Anita Björk
Karin Åkerblom
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