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Autumn Sonata
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Title: Autumn Sonata

Release Date: 8 Oct 1978

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Drama

Director: Suede Film, Personafilm, ITC Entertainment

Production Companies: Suede Film, Personafilm, ITC Entertainment

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.

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Average Vote: 8 (609 votes)

Cast

  • Charlotte Andergast: Ingrid Bergman
  • Eva: Liv Ullmann
  • Helena: Lena Nyman
  • Viktor: Halvar Björk
  • Charlotte's Private Secretary: Marianne Aminoff
  • Uncle Otto: Arne Bang-Hansen
  • Paul: Gunnar Björnstrand
  • Josef: Erland Josephson
  • Young Eva: Linn Ullmann
  • Leonardo: Georg Løkkeberg
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