The Best Intentions is a 1992 Swedish
drama film directed by
Bille August and written by
Ingmar Bergman. It is semi-autobiographical and tells the story of the complex courtship of Bergman's parents, Erik and Karin (who are renamed Henrik and Anna in the film but retain the "real" surnames), and the difficult early years of their marriage, up to the point where Anna is pregnant with their second son, effectively Bergman himself. The film won the
Palme d'Or at the
1992 Cannes Film Festival.