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Private Confessions (1996)

Private Confessions (1996)

Drama
Release Date: 1996, December 25
Directors: Liv Ullmann
Countries: Sweden
Production: SVT
Cast: Max von Sydow, Gunnel Fred, Pernilla August, Thomas Hanzon, Hans Alfredson, Samuel Fröler, Bengt Schött, Anita Björk, Vibeke Falk, Kristina Adolphson

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.

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