Private Confessions
aka Enskilda samtal First screened in September 2014
Director: Liv Ullmann. Cast: Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Thomas Hanzon, Samuel Fröler, Gunnel Fred, Hans Alfredson. Screenplay: Ingmar Bergman. Twitter Capsule:
Dissolves initial impression of familiar Nordic drama, putting desire, deception, and faith through new turns.
VOR:③
Valuable as an acting showcase, especially for August and von Sydow. Archivally important, too, as a late Bergman script and complement to the better-known Best Intentions.