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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:6
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Average Rating:6.6/10
Synopsis: The autobiographical story of Ingmar Bergman's parents: his passionate but isolated mother Anna, and his stern, moral father Henrik--a Lutheran minister, and their icy marriage. Presented out of... [More]
Starring: Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Samuel Froler, Anita Bjork
Director: Liv Ullmann
Ullman isn't particularly interested in the angst of human interaction or the difficulty of knowing truth; she seems fascinated by the pathos of feelings that are all the more intense for being of questionable integrity.
Top CriticEach sequence is introduced by an intertitle suggesting it will contain an isolated conversation, an archly inaccurate notion that deepens the drama by appearing to deny its complexity.
Top CriticUllmann handles the rich material with simplicity and feeling, using snatches of classical music only sparingly and concentrating on the faces of her exemplary cast.
Top CriticComing from the master's hand, the result is unique, akin to a deep plunge into a northern lake -- there's a chilling clarity to the experience, a harsh beauty that's softened, yet never redeemed, by unexpected pockets of relative warmth.
Top CriticI doubt that Bergman's script would have made much of a film even if he had directed it himself, but it might have been less confused.
Top CriticPrivate Confessions achieves an enveloping intensity that goes well beyond its occasionally literal and earnest approach.
Top CriticThe reward for a pace that's sometimes frustratingly slow is in seeing truths and levels of emotion that are rarely captured on screen.
Top CriticA film like Private Confessions makes most films about romance look like films about plumbing.
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