father confessor
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Right now, John Hurt can be seen in Jackie, opposite Natalie Portman as the newly widowed Mrs Kennedy’s father confessor.
From The Guardian • Jan. 28, 2017
Stellan Skarsgard, who has often worked with von Trier and in this film plays a father confessor figure to whom Joe recounts her life, echoed her comment, adding: "Lars is a very funny man."
From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2014
Chief witnesses of the Bergman suffering are Joseph Gotten, her surly husband, and Michael Wilding, a foppish gallant who plays her father confessor.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was father confessor to scores of Harvard students who, he thought, had a sincere desire to be writers.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the same time, she was under no obligation to make Philip Wentworth her father confessor, and she resented his imperative demand that she do so.
From The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.
