The Best Intentions

IMDb link: 0104350
IMDb rating: 7.7 (3,750 votes)
Genres: Drama, Biography, Romance
Director: Bille August, Pernilla August
Cast: Max von Sydow, Samuel Froler, Ghita Norby and others

Release date: 10 Jul 1992
Release year: 1992
Runtime: 182 minutes
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, Iceland
Keywords: period drama, abusive marriage, abusive husband, family relationships, daughter, student, love, poverty, wealth, 1900s

Plot:

The story of Ingmar Bergman's parents. In 1909, poor, idealistic theology student Henrik Bergman falls in love with Anna Akerbloom, the intelligent, educated daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After their wedding Henrik becomes a priest in the north of Sweden. After a few years Anna can't stand living in the rural county with the uncouth people. She returns to Uppsala, Henrik stays in the north.

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