Autumn Sonata
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
Directed by Ingmar Bergman • 1978 • Sweden, West Germany
Starring Ingrid Bergman, Liv UllmannAUTUMN 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 b...
Extras
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Ari Aster on AUTUMN SONATA
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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.
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The Making of AUTUMN SONATA
This documentary, shot by Arne Carlsson on the set of AUTUMN SONATA, charts the process of bringing the film to the screen, from the extensive rehearsals with cast and crew to shooting.
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Liv Ullmann on AUTUMN SONATA
The celebrated actor Liv Ullmann appeared in ten of Ingmar Bergman’s films. In this 2013 interview, conducted in New York, she discusses their work together.
