Söndagsbarn (1992)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Daniel Bergman

Writer:

Ingmar Bergman (writer)

Release Date:

28 August 1992 (Sweden)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Plot:

Little Pu spends a summer in Norrland with all his relatives. He and his brother get to hear the story about the watchmaker who hung himself...

Plot Keywords:

Summer | Animal Killing | Defecation | Father Son Relationship | Childhood

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

Thommy Berggren	...	Erik Bergman
Henrik Linnros	...	Pu Bergman
Lena Endre	...	Karin Bergman
Jacob Leygraf	...	Dag
Anna Linnros	...	Lillan
Malin Ek	...	Märta
Marie Richardson	...	Marianne
Irma Christenson	...	Aunt Emma
Birgitta Valberg	...	Grandmother
Börje Ahlstedt	...	Uncle Carl
Maria Bolme	...	Maj
Majlis Granlund	...	Lalla
Birgitta Ulfsson	...	Lalla
Carl Magnus Dellow	...	Watchmaker
Melinda Kinnaman	...	Blind girl

Also Known As:

Søndagsbarn (Denmark) (Norway)
Sunday's Children (USA)
Sunnuntailapsi (Finland)

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

Sweden | Denmark | Finland | Iceland | Norway

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-10 | Iceland:L | Spain:13 | Sweden:11

Company:

Det Danske Filminstitut

Movie Connections:

Edited into Short cuts från Sandrews (1999)

bergman's most personal work

i've always admired ingmar bergman because his upbringing mirrored my own. his films always captured my imagination because i always understood where he was coming from when it came to family, relationships, religion, etc. and "sunday's children" is one of the few films ever made that spoke to me personally.

although ingmar left the director's chair to his son daniel, ingmar's voice is heard throughout. the film shows little ingmar (named "pu" in this film, which in swedish means "little chap")in the midst of family conflict: a late night quarrel between his parents, dealing with older brother and sisters,, ghost stories from the maids, and dealing with his minister father. i experienced most of these occurrences in my own life. the scenes in the end where the happy childhood memories are juxtaposed with scenes of old-aged bitterness speak volumes to me.

the most powerful thing about this film is that it's all true, from bergman's heart.

bergman's my favorite film-maker, but it wasn't until i saw this film that i truly understood why. this is an undiscovered masterpiece. rent "fanny and alexander", "best intentions", and "sunday's children", and get the full story on ingmar bergman's life. i promise, you won't be disappointed!