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Private Confessions(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-12-25
62%
11 Votes
Time: 3h 16m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Swedish.
Countries:
Sweden
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Private Confessions
Top 9 Billed Cast
Pernilla August
Anna
Max von Sydow
Jacob
Samuel Fröler
Henrik
Anita Björk
Karin Åkerblom
Thomas Hanzon
Tomas Egerman
Gunnel Fred
Märta Gärdsjö
Hans Alfredson
Biskop Agrell
Vibeke Falk
Fröken Nylander
Kristina Adolphson
Maria
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