The Best Intentions

1992 film by Bille August
Movie television_film Q1217937
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The Best Intentions

Summary

The Best Intentions is a television film[1]. It draws 518 Wikipedia views per month (television_film category, ranking #357 of 3,555).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Best Intentions received the Palme d'Or[3].
  • The Best Intentions received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress[4].
  • The Best Intentions received the Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay[5].
  • The Best Intentions received the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[6].
  • The Best Intentions received the Greta[7].
  • The Best Intentions's instance of is recorded as television film[8].
  • The Best Intentions was directed by Bille August[9].
  • Ingmar Bergman wrote the screenplay for The Best Intentions[10].
  • The Best Intentions's composer is recorded as Stefan Nilsson[11].
  • The Best Intentions's genre is melodrama[12].
  • The Best Intentions's genre is romance film[13].
  • The Best Intentions's genre is drama film[14].
  • A cast member of The Best Intentions was Pernilla August[15].
  • A cast member of The Best Intentions was Max von Sydow[16].
  • A cast member of The Best Intentions was Ghita Nørby[17].
  • A cast member of The Best Intentions was Gustaf Hammarsten[18].
  • A cast member of The Best Intentions was Anita Björk[19].
  • A cast member of The Best Intentions was Börje Ahlstedt[20].
  • A cast member of The Best Intentions was Ernst-Hugo Järegård[21].
  • A cast member of The Best Intentions was Marie Richardson[22].
  • A cast member of The Best Intentions was Mona Malm[23].
  • A cast member of The Best Intentions was Samuel Fröler[24].
  • A cast member of The Best Intentions was Björn Kjellman[25].
  • A cast member of The Best Intentions was Björn Granath[26].
  • A cast member of The Best Intentions was Gunilla Nyroos[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Best Intentions was produced by Ingrid Dahlberg[28]. It was directed by Bille August[9]. Ingmar Bergman wrote the screenplay for it[10]. Cast members include Pernilla August[15], Max von Sydow[16], Ghita Nørby[17], Gustaf Hammarsten[18], Anita Björk[19], and Börje Ahlstedt[20].

Publication

The Best Intentions was published on 1992[29]. The original language of it was Swedish[30]. Genres include melodrama[12], romance film[13], and drama film[14]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Awards received include Palme d'Or[3], a Cannes Film Festival Awards[32], in France[33], founded in 1955[34], headquartered in Cannes[35]; Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress[4], a film award category[36], in France[37], founded in 1946[38]; Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay[5], a class of award[39], in Sweden[40], founded in 1990[41]; Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[6], an award for best leading actress[42], in Sweden[43], founded in 1964[44]; and Greta[7], a film award[45], in Sweden[46]. Reviews include 7.8/10[47] and 81%[48].

Why It Matters

The Best Intentions draws 518 Wikipedia views per month (television_film category, ranking #357 of 3,555).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What awards did The Best Intentions receive?

Honors received include Palme d'Or[3], Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress[4], Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay[5], and Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[6].

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  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . The Best Intentions. Retrieved . oppetarkiv.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [28] . The Best Intentions. oppetarkiv.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [47] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [48] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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