Autumn Sonata (1978)

PG10/08/1978Drama1h 33m
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A mother and a daughter. What a terrible combination of feelings, confusion and destruction.

Overview

After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva. The pair have a troubled relationship: Charlotte sacrificed the responsibilities of motherhood for a career as a classical pianist. Over an emotional night, the pair reopen the wounds of the past. Charlotte gets another shock when she finds out that her mentally impaired daughter, Helena, is out of the asylum and living with Eva.

Top Billed Cast

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    Ingrid Bergman

    Charlotte

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    Liv Ullmann

    Eva

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    Lena Nyman

    Helena

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    Halvar Björk

    Viktor

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    Marianne Aminoff

    Charlotte's Private Secretary

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    Arne Bang-Hansen

    Uncle Otto

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    Gunnar Björnstrand

    Paul

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    Erland Josephson

    Josef

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    Georg Løkkeberg

    Leonardo

The intensity with which Ingmar Bergman brings together truly stunning performances from Liv Ullmann ("Eva") trying to reconcile with her chronically back pain ridden mother "Charlotte" (Ingrid Bergman) is fascinating to watch in this powerful, visceral drama. The relationship has long since been strained as the concert pianist mother had to make plenty of sacrifices - and choices - that affected her family. When she unexpectedly visits her daughter, the two sit at a piano, an experience that unlocks the flood gates on an history of blame, recrimination and resentment - though not without some...