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The Best Intentions (1992)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:4
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Runtime: 3 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: A semi-biographical story of Ingmar Bergman's parents. Set in the early 1900s, the story spans 10 crucial years in the troubled relationship of a young theologian and a nurse. This uneasy union,... A semi-biographical story of Ingmar Bergman's parents. Set in the early 1900s, the story spans 10 crucial years in the troubled relationship of a young theologian and a nurse. This uneasy union, blessed by neither his nor her parents, manages to survive and flourish despite the many obstacles the couple had to face. [More]
Starring: Samuel Froler, Pernilla August, Max Von Sydow, Ghita Norby
Starring: Samuel Froler, Pernilla August, Max Von Sydow, Ghita Norby
Director: Bille August
Director: Bille August
Reviews for The Best Intentions
Though Bergman only wrote (but didn't direct), the film is permeated with his unique angst and thematic concerns, and casting Pernilla August in a major role establishes strong link to Fanny and Alexander, in which she played the servant.
Makes the point that marriage always brings spirituality down to earth with its focus on the all the effort that goes into making an intimate relationship work.
Latest News for The Best Intentions
July 30, 2007:
Legendary Director Ingmar Bergman dies at 89
Ingmar Bergman, the "poet with a camera," died in his sleep at his home in Faro, Sweden Monday at the age of 89. The director of such influential films as The Seventh Seal,... More...
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