The Best Intentions 1992  N/R, 180 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Romance
Director: Bille August
Cast: Samuel Froler, Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Ghita Norby, Bjorn Kjellman, Borje Ahlstedt, Sif Ruud, Bjorn Granath, Gunilla Nyroos, Michael Segerstrom, Eva Grondahl, Mona Malm, Keve Hjelm, Margaretha Krook, Irma Christenson
The 1909 courtship of theology student Henrik Bergman (Samuel Froler) and Anna Akerbloom (Pernilla August) and the subsequent marriage of Ingmar Bergman's parents is the centerpiece for this film. It shows how their love conquered different backgrounds and expectations in life.
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Mary, Mother of Jesus 1999  TV, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Christian Bale, Pernilla August, Melinda Kinnaman, David Threlfall, Geraldine Chaplin, Simone Bendix, Hywel Bennett, John Shrapnel, Robert Addie, Edward Hardwicke
This made-for-TV film tells the story of Mary of Nazareth (Pernilla August) raising her son, Jesus (Christian Bale), and their strong and loving relationship.
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Private Confessions 1996  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Liv Ullmann
Cast: Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Samuel Froler, Anita Bjork, Vibeke Falk, Thomas Hanzon, Kristina Adolphson, Hans Alfredson
Set in 1925, this is an intimate look into the director Ingmar Bergman's parents' troubled marriage. Divided into five conversations concerning Anna's (Pernilla August) affair with a young theology student, Tomas Egerman (Thomas Hanzon), this story is really about loneliness and how Anna's attempt at sexual happiness leads to nothing more than a tragic entrapment in lies.
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 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999  PG, 131 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Pernilla August, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Ahmed Best, Samuel L. Jackson, Terence Stamp, Anthony Daniels, Kenny(2) Baker, Hugh Quarshie, Oliver Ford Davies, Brian Blessed
Episode 1 of the "Star Wars" adventure begins with the Jedis (Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, and Natalie Portman) fighting to save the planet Nahoo from the evil forces of the Trade Federation. Despite their efforts, Nahoo is invaded, and the Jedi force must leave. They meet slave boy Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) who they determine may be the "chosen one" and enlist him to help their cause of saving their world from the Trade Federation.
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 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 PG, 138 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August, Jack Thompson, Temuera Morrison, Rose Byrne, Daniel Logan, Anthony Daniels, Kenny(2) Baker, Jimmy Smits
As with previous entries, great special effects highlight this "Star Wars" feature film. It is now 10 years after "The Phantom Menace," and Queen Padme (Natalie Portman) is guarded by an adoring Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen). Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) takes off on an investigation of the planet Kamino. But, he is captured after discovering a plot to create an army of clones prepared to kill Padme and fight an intergalactic war. Will Obi-Wan Kenobi's distress call be answered in time?
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| 1. The Best Intentions (1992)
2. Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999)
3. Private Confessions (1996)
4. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
5. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
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