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Autumn Sonata
Höstsonaten
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
1978•1h 33m•PG•★ 8.0
Drama / Music
Synopsis
A celebrated, globe-trotting concert pianist visits her neglected eldest daughter at an isolated Norwegian parsonage after a seven-year absence, discovering her severely disabled younger daughter has been brought home from an institution, leading to an agonizing, midnight nocturnal reckoning over parental narcissism and emotional abandonment. Ingmar Bergman's Golden Globe-winning masterpiece starring Ingrid Bergman in her final theatrical film alongside Liv Ullmann.
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DirectorIngmar Bergman
WriterIngmar Bergman
CinematographySven Nykvist
Principal Cast
Ingrid BergmanCharlotte
Liv UllmannEva
Lena NymanHelena
Halvar BjörkViktor
Marianne AminoffCharlotte's Private Secretary
Arne Bang-HansenUncle Otto
Gunnar BjörnstrandPaul
Erland JosephsonJosef
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Runtime1h 33m (93 mins)
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DirectorIngmar Bergman
LanguagesSwedish, English
CountrySE, FR, DE
StudioPersonafilm
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