Private Confessions (Enskilda samtal) 27 years old

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.

Credits

Max von Sydow as Jacob

Thomas Hanzon as Tomas Egerman

Pernilla August as Anna

Hans Alfredson as Biskop Agrell

Gunnel Fred as Märta Gärdsjö

Anita Björk as Karin Åkerblom

Private Confessions Cast

Name	Character
Max von Sydow He was 68, 90 years old when he died	as Jacob
Thomas Hanzon He was 34, now 61 years old	as Tomas Egerman
Pernilla August She was 39, now 66 years old	as Anna
Hans Alfredson He was 66, 86 years old when he died	as Biskop Agrell
Gunnel Fred She was 41, now 68 years old	as Märta Gärdsjö
Anita Björk She was 73, 89 years old when she died	as Karin Åkerblom
Samuel Fröler He was 40, now 67 years old	as Henrik

Private Confessions Crew

Name	Department
Liv Ullmann as Director. She was 58 (now 85) years old	Directing

Private Confessions (27 years)

Release day: Wednesday, December 25, 1996
Runtime: 196 minutes