Höstsonaten

"A mother and a daughter. What a terrible combination of feelings, confusion and destruction."

Oct 18 1978 PG 1h 39m
Drama, Music

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.

Plot

After having neglected her children for many years, world famous pianist Charlotte visits her daughter Eva in her home. To her surprise she finds her other daughter, Helena, there as well. Helena is mentally disabled, and Eva has taken Helena out of the institution where their mother had placed her. The tension between Charlotte and Eva only builds up slowly, until a nightly conversation releases all the things they have wanted to tell each other.

Written by

Ingmar Bergman

Directed by

Ingmar Bergman

Cast

Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman

Crew

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Production Countries

Sweden, Germany, France

Production Companies

Filmédis, Personafilm, Suede Film

Languages

svenska, English

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 10 wins & 10 nominations total

Trailers
Autumn Sonata - trailer
Autumn Sonata (1978) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Featurettes
Liv Ullmann on Autumn Sonata
Scores
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Average Rating
8.1 out of 10
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