Den Goda Viljan (The Best Intentions)

Den Goda Viljan (The Best Intentions) (1992)

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Scripted (but not directed) by Ingmar Bergman, Best Intentions is a multilayered backwards glance at the courtship of Bergman's own parents. Henrik Bergman (Samuel Froler) is a struggling theology student in the year 1909. His intended, Anna Aakerbloom (Pernilla August, who married director Bille… More

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PG-13, 3 hr. 2 min.
Directed By
Bille August
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Jul 10, 1992 Wide
On DVD
Oct 27, 1993
Park Circus

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    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.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    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.

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