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Private Confessions (1996) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1996 · 125 mins · Swedish
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- Directed by
- Liv Ullmann
- Starring
- Kristina Adolphson, Max von Sydow, Pernilla August, Gunnel Fred, Samuel Fröler, Thomas Hanzon
Five conversations frame a troubled marriage inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s parents. Anna (Pernilla August) confesses an affair to her uncle Jacob, a priest (Max von Sydow), who pushes her to tell husband Henrik. The story shifts across time, testing truth, and Anna’s revelations bring pain to both lover Tomas and Henrik.
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