Autumn Sonata(1978)

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

80

1h 33m

  • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Ingrid Bergman

    Ingrid Bergman

    Charlotte

  • Liv Ullmann

    Liv Ullmann

    Eva

  • Lena Nyman

    Lena Nyman

    Helena

  • Halvar Björk

    Halvar Björk

    Viktor

  • Marianne Aminoff

    Marianne Aminoff

    Charlotte's Private Secretary

  • Arne Bang-Hansen

    Arne Bang-Hansen

    Uncle Otto

  • Gunnar Björnstrand

    Gunnar Björnstrand

    Paul

  • Erland Josephson

    Erland Josephson

    Josef

  • Georg Løkkeberg

    Georg Løkkeberg

    Leonardo

  • Mimi Pollak

    Mimi Pollak

    Piano Instructor

  • Linn Ullmann

    Linn Ullmann

    Young Eva

  • Eva von Hanno

    Eva von Hanno

    Nurse (uncredited)

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    Status

    Released (Oct 8, 1978)

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