loss of loved one,marriage,pianist,invalid,mother daughter reunion,mother daughter relationship,introspective,intimate,dramatic,intense,depressing

Autumn Sonata (1978)

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

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Ingmar Bergman
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    Charlotte Andergast Ingrid Bergman
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    Eva Liv Ullmann
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    Helena Lena Nyman
  • Profile picture of Halvar Björk
    Viktor Halvar Björk
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    Charlotte's Private Secretary Marianne Aminoff
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    Uncle Otto Arne Bang-Hansen
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    Paul Gunnar Björnstrand
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    Josef Erland Josephson

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Keywords

  • loss of loved one
  • marriage
  • pianist
  • invalid
  • mother daughter reunion
  • mother daughter relationship
  • introspective
  • intimate
  • dramatic
  • intense
  • depressing