Private Confessions

Private Confessions

196 mins | Drama | Dec. 25, 1996

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.

Private Confessions

196 mins | Drama | Dec. 25, 1996

Private Confessions
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers SVT
Original title Enskilda samtal
Directors Liv Ullmann
Writers Ingmar Bergman

Cast

Pernilla August

as Anna

Max von Sydow

as Jacob

Samuel Fröler

as Henrik

Anita Björk

as Karin Åkerblom

Thomas Hanzon

as Tomas Egerman

Gunnel Fred

as Märta Gärdsjö

Hans Alfredson

as Biskop Agrell

Vibeke Falk

as Fröken Nylander