Höstsonaten (1978)
"A mother and a daughter. What a terrible combination of feelings, confusion and destruction."
Title: Autumn Sonata
Original Title: Höstsonaten
Release Date: 1978-10-08
Status: Released
Rating: 8/10 (from 623 votes)
Language: SV
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Suede Film, Personafilm, ITC Entertainment
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
Charlotte
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
