Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata
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1h 33m
Directed by Ingmar Bergman • 1978 • Sweden, West Germany
Starring Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann
AUTUMN SONATA was the only collaboration between cinema’s two great Bergmans: Ingmar and Ingrid, the monumental star of CASABLANCA. The grande dame, playing an icy concert pianist, is matched beat for beat in ferocity by the filmmaker’s recurring lead Liv Ullmann, as her eldest daughter. Over the course of a day and a long, painful night that the two spend together after an extended separation, they finally confront the bitter discord of their relationship. This cathartic pas de deux, evocatively shot in burnished harvest colors, ranks among the director’s major dramatic works.
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AUTUMN SONATA Commentary
This audio commentary features film critic Peter Cowie and was recorded in 1995.
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Ingmar Bergman on AUTUMN SONATA
In this excerpt from a summer 2003 interview conducted by Marie Nyreröd for SVT Svensk Television, director Ingmar Bergman talks about AUTUMN SONATA.
