Autumn Sonata (1978)
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.
- Released
- 1978-10-08
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ingmar Bergman, Ingmar Bergman
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 743 votes
Cast
- Ingrid Bergman as Charlotte
- Liv Ullmann as Eva
- Lena Nyman as Helena
- Halvar Björk as Viktor
- Marianne Aminoff as Charlotte's Private Secretary
- Arne Bang-Hansen as Uncle Otto
- Gunnar Björnstrand as Paul
- Erland Josephson as Josef
- Georg Løkkeberg as Leonardo
- Mimi Pollak as Piano Instructor
- Linn Ullmann as Young Eva
- Eva von Hanno as Nurse (uncredited)