The Best Intentions
1991 · 1 season · 4 eps · ★ 7.0 · Drama
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The story of Ingmar Bergman's parents. How they fell in love, married against the wishes of their families, and had a difficult marriage and life in rural Sweden. Bergman's father was a pastor and poor; his mother from a well to do cultured family. It ends with the birth of Ingmar.
Directed by Bille August · Written by Ingmar Bergman
Network: SVT1
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Samuel Fröler Henrik Bergman -
Pernilla August Anna Bergman -
Ghita Nørby Karin Åkerblom -
Börje Ahlstedt Carl Åkerblom
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