Movie

Private Confessions (1996)

• December 25, 1996
• 3h 16m

• Drama

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.

Director

Liv Ullmann

Writers

Ingmar Bergman

Starring

Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Samuel Fröler