Autumn Sonata
Drama
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1978
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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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Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
8 Oct 1978
Country:
DE, SE, GB
Languages:
English, Swedish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 10 wins & 10 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The movie makes good chamber music: it's a crafted miniature with Bergman's usual bombast built, for once, into the plot requirements.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Aug 2007
rotten:
Of course Bergman's actresses suffer superbly in microscopic close-up, but the nagging doubt persists as to whether this is incisive psychodrama or just those old nordic blues again.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Autumn Sonata can finally be seen as an austerely beautiful meditation on death and the not-always-realized possibility of reconciliation across generations.
– Keith Phipps,
AV Club,
5 Jun 2001