Television, 1996

Private Confessions

Last part of the trilogy about Bergman's parents beginning with The Best Intentions and Sunday's Children.

Film facts

Distribution titles

Encuentros privados (Spain)
Private Confessions (USA)
Private Conversations (Great Britain)

Production details 

Original work: Private Confessions (Novel) by Ingmar Bergman

Production country: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
Production company: Sveriges Television AB, Norsk Rikskringkasting, Danmarks Radio. Yleisradio Ab TV2, Ríkisútvarpið
Sjónvarpid (RÚV), Nordiska TV-samarbetsfonden

Aspect ratio: 1,66:1
Colour system: Colour
Sound system: Dolby Stereo

TV-screening: 1996-12-25, SVT2, Sweden, 110 minutes

Music

Title: Cantata, BWV 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben". Jesus bleibet meine Freude
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Title: The Brandenburg concerts. No 1, F major. Movement 2 (Adagio)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Title: Quintet, piano, strings, op. 57, g minor. Movement 2 (Intermezzo)
Composer: Dmitrij Sostakovic

Title: Quartet, strings, no 15, op. 144, Eb minor. Movement 2
(Serenade) Composer: Dmitrij Sostakovic

Title: Quartet, strings, no 15, op. 144, Eb minor. Movement 5

(Funeral march)

Composer: Dmitrij Sostakovic

Images/video

Collaborators

  • Liv Ullmann, Director
  • Ingmar Bergman, Screenplay
  • Ingrid Dahlberg, Producer
  • Sven Nykvist, Director of Photography
  • Michal Leszczylowski, Film Editor
  • Cecilia Drott, Make-up
  • Inger Pehrsson, Costume Designer
  • Mette Møller, Production Designer
  • Kaj Larsen, Project Leader
  • Bengt Wanselius, Still Photographer
  • Pernilla August, Anna
  • Samuel Fröler, Henrik
  • Thomas Hanzon, Tomas Egerman
  • Max von Sydow, Jacob
  • Anita Björk, Karin Åkerblom
  • Vibeke Falk, miss Nylander
  • Kristina Adolphson, Maria
  • Gunnel Fred, Märta Gärdsjö
  • Hans Alfredson, Bishop Agrell
  • Bengt Schött, Stille, caretaker