Autumn Sonata

Autumn Sonata
Directed by	Ingmar Bergman
Written by	Ingmar Bergman
Starring	Ingrid Bergman Liv Ullmann Lena Nyman Halvar Björk
Cinematography	Sven Nykvist
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date(s)	October 8, 1978 October, 1978
Running time	99 min.
Language	Swedish
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Autumn Sonata (Swedish: Höstsonaten) is a 1978 Academy Award nominated Swedish language film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Reception 4 Remakes 5 Cast 6 References 7 External links

Plot

The film stars Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann and Lena Nyman. It tells the story of a famous pianist who is confronted by her neglected daughter.

Production

The film was shot in Norway because of Ingmar Bergman's tax problems with the government of Sweden.[1] It was Ingrid Bergman's last performance in a major feature film that had a theatrical release.

The film won the 1979 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ingrid Bergman) and Best Original Screenplay.

The piano piece played in the movie is Chopin's Prelude No. 2 in A minor.

Reception

Film critic Dan Schneider wrote, of the film: "Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten), is amongst the very best of the films in his canon. It is also the most emotionally intense of the series of Strindbergian or Chekhovian chamber dramas he has filmed over the years, which includes his Spider Trilogy (Through A Glass Darkly, Winter Light, The Silence) and such other films as Cries and Whispers...That said, it is perhaps the simplest film that Bergman ever directed, even simpler in plot than The Silence."^[1]

Remakes

• Rituparno Ghosh's Unishe April (1994), an Indian film in Bengali, is loosely based on this movie.
• Tehzeeb (2003) is a Hindi film based on Autumn Sonata.
• The film was mentioned in Pedro Almodóvar's film "High Heels" that also deals with a troubled mother-daughter relationship.
• In September 2008 a theatrical version entitled "Sonata de otoño" is being performed in Madrid.

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

References

1. ^ Blogcritics accessed 8/22/08

External links

• Autumn Sonata at the Internet Movie Database
• Autumn Sonata at the TCM Movie Database
• Autumn Sonata at Rotten Tomatoes
• Criterion Collection essay by Peter Cowie
• Review of Autumn Sonata

Awards and achievements
Preceded by A Special Day	Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film 1979	Succeeded by La Cage aux Folles

v • d • e The films of Ingmar Bergman 1940s Crisis • It Rains on Our Love • A Ship to India • Music in Darkness • Port of Call • Prison • Thirst 1950s To Joy • This Can't Happen Here • Summer Interlude • Secrets of Women • Summer with Monika • Sawdust and Tinsel • A Lesson in Love • Dreams • Smiles of a Summer Night • The Seventh Seal • Wild Strawberries • Brink of Life • The Magician 1960s The Virgin Spring • The Devil's Eye • Through a Glass Darkly • Winter Light • The Silence • All These Women • Persona • Hour of the Wolf • Shame • The Rite • The Passion of Anna 1970s The Touch • Cries and Whispers • Scenes from a Marriage • The Magic Flute • Face to Face • The Serpent's Egg • Autumn Sonata 1980s From the Life of the Marionettes • Fanny and Alexander • Karin's Face • After the Rehearsal 1990s In the Presence of a Clown 2000s The Image Makers • Saraband

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