Autumn Sonata (1978)

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99 min - Drama | Music - October 1978 (USA)

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After having neglected her children for many years, world famous pianist Charlotte visits her daughter Eva in her home... See full summary »

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 2 nominations See more awards »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Ingrid Bergman	...	Charlotte Andergast
	Liv Ullmann	...	Eva
	Lena Nyman	...	Helena
	Halvar Björk	...	Viktor
	Marianne Aminoff	...	Charlotte's private secretary
	Arne Bang-Hansen	...	Uncle Otto
	Gunnar Björnstrand	...	Paul
	Erland Josephson	...	Josef
	Georg Løkkeberg	...	Leonardo
	Mimi Pollak	...	Piano instructor
	Linn Ullmann	...	Eva as a child

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Storyline

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 impaired, 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 Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Country:

France | West Germany | Sweden

Language:

Swedish | English

Release Date:

October 1978 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Sonata de otoño See more »

Filming Locations:

Jar, Norway See more »

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 4,509,704 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmédis, Incorporated Television Company (ITC), Personafilm See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min | UK: 92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

The only time Ingrid Bergman acted in a film directed by Ingmar Bergman. See more »

Goofs

Boom mic visible: In the dialogue scene where Charlotte is lying on the floor and Eva is sitting on the sofa behind her, the shadow of the boom mic is visible on the curtains when the camera pans to Eva for a few seconds. See more »

Quotes

Eva: Are the daughter's miseries the mother's triumphs?
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Connections

Spoofed in Cuentos eróticos (1980) See more »

Soundtracks

"Suite Nr 4, Ess-dur"
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach (as Bach)
Performed by Claude Genetay See more »

Autumn Sonata (1978)
Höstsonaten (original title)

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