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Private Confessions

Original title: Enskilda samtal
  • TV Movie
  • 19961996
  • 3h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Enskilda samtal (1996)
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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... Read allFive 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. A... Read allFive 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, ... Read all
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  • Director
    • Liv Ullmann
  • Writer
    • Ingmar Bergman
  • Stars
    • Pernilla August
    • Max von Sydow
    • Samuel Fröler
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  • Director
    • Liv Ullmann
  • Writer
    • Ingmar Bergman
  • Stars
    • Pernilla August
    • Max von Sydow
    • Samuel Fröler
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    • 5User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations

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    Pernilla August
    Pernilla August
    • Annaas Anna
    Max von Sydow
    Max von Sydow
    • Jacobas Jacob
    Samuel Fröler
    Samuel Fröler
    • Henrikas Henrik
    Thomas Hanzon
    Thomas Hanzon
    • Tomas Egermanas Tomas Egerman
    Anita Björk
    Anita Björk
    • Karin Åkerblomas Karin Åkerblom
    Vibeke Falk
    Vibeke Falk
    • Fröken Nylanderas Fröken Nylander
    Kristina Adolphson
    Kristina Adolphson
    • Mariaas Maria
    Gunnel Fred
    Gunnel Fred
    • Märta Gärdsjöas Märta Gärdsjö
    Hans Alfredson
    Hans Alfredson
    • Biskop Agrellas Biskop Agrell
    Bengt Schött
    • Vaktmästare Stilleas Vaktmästare Stille
    • Director
      • Liv Ullmann
    • Writer
      • Ingmar Bergman
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    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. Source: Rotten Tomatoes —Sasa Aleksic
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    • Trivia
      This is the last film by Ingmar Bergman with Sven Nykvist as the cinematographer.
    • Quotes

      Anna: Do you believe in God, Uncle Jacob? A Father in Heaven, a God of Love? A God with hands, and a heart, and watching eyes?

      Jacob: Don't use the word "God." Say "Holiness." There's holiness in everyone. Human holiness. All else is attributes, disguise, manifestation, and trickery. You can never make out or capture human holiness. At the same time... it's something to cling to. Something tangible, lasting unto death. What happens then is hidden from us. It's only the poets, musicians, and saints who may depict that which we can but discern: The inconceivable. They've seen, known, understood -- not fully, but in fragments. To me, it's a comfort to think about human holiness.

    • Alternate versions
      A theatrical version runs 131 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Liv Ullmann scener fra et liv (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Jesu bleibet meine Freunde, No. 147
      Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
      Conducted by Christopher Hogwood
      Performed by The Academy of Ancient Music

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    9/10
    Beautifully acted, beautifully shot
    Great acting all the way down the cast list. It's easy to get involved and empathize with the heroine, to care about her and what she's going through. And that, for me, is what makes a movie great.

    Great photography, too.
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    • Dec 20, 1999

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    • Release date
      • 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Language
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Enskilda samtal
    • Production companies
      • DR TV-Drama
      • NRK Drama
      • Nordic-TV Coproduction Fund
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,759
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,759
      • Jan 10, 1999
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3 Letterbox

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