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Ingrid Bergman, the Swedish expatriate who became one of Hollywood's greatest stars, and Ingmar Bergman, one of the world's most acclaimed filmmakers and Sweden's most honored director, worked together for the first and only time in this intensely personal drama about the troubled relationship between a mother and daughter. .. Read more

Starring	Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Halvar Bjork, Georg Lokkeberg
Director	Ingmar Bergman, Ingmar Bergman
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- "...There is much to be grateful for in AUTUMN SONATA....Ingrid Bergman gives a superb display of a woman transforming herself into a concert pianist..."
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- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  Powerful drama
  
  This is a powerful piece from Bergman and contains some highly passionate performances from both Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann. Essentially the film centres ... read more »
  
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  - Clucky
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 19 Apr 2004 at 13:22
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  Disfunctional family
  
  Ingmar Bergman is arguably one of the greatest directors when it comes to dissecting personal relationships coming apart; most especially within the family. The... read more »
  
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- - Zamy
  - 546 reviews
  - London
  - 29 Dec 2010 at 12:56
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  Ibsenesque
  
  The history of Scandinavian drama is clear in this torrid dissection of a mother-daughter relationship. The acting is of a particularly high quality. I wished ... read more »
  
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- - Leni
  - 179 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Jul 2009 at 16:47
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  Wonderful- Fantastic work by both Bergmans!
  
  This is the first Ingmar Bergman film I've seen and I was very impressed. The film centres around the mother-daughter relationship between Liv Ullmann and ... read more »
  
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- - ChaucersAunty
  - 15 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 01 Apr 2009 at 15:17
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  Bergman as Theatre
  
  The best way to approach this work is to view it as a piece of very intimate theatre, and the obvious comparison to make is with the Norwegian, Heinrich Ibsen. ... read more »
  
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  - North Cornelly, South Wales
  - 20 Sep 2008 at 11:59
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  Great work of art
  
  Fascinating , absorbing almost to the point of exhaustion, Liv Ullmann is a revelation
  
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- - Trionon
  - 103 reviews
  - London
  - 16 May 2008 at 11:53
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  Gripping
  
  An air of menace hung over the entire film which added to its(Nordic)intensity.What tremendous actors are Bergman and Ullman!
  
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  - WsM
  - 10 Mar 2008 at 17:47
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  Beautiful
  
  A few things to consider before watching 'Autumn Sonata': 1) it's a foreign-language film, 2) it's an 'art' film, and 3) it's ... read more »
  
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- - Julianna
  - Oxford
  - 29 Dec 2006 at 15:29
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  Just watch for the brillant acting
  
  I always enjoy watching Bergman's film (which are in sharp contrast to just 'commercial' films). His films always make me think - during and ... read more »
  
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- - Cathy
  - Uckfield, Sussex
  - 24 Nov 2006 at 13:23
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  Concentrated Bergman
  
  This is another of those Bergman films in which 'nothing much happens' - it's just characters interacting, no 'plot', no particular '... read more »
  
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- - IanStewart
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  - Melton Mowbray
  - 24 Sep 2006 at 20:32
- - 3
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  Excellent
  
  An excellent Berman film.
  
  I reiterate the earlier review as this is a very intense study of a daughter/mother relationship.
  
  In terms of ... read more »
  
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- - FranLord
  - Hampshire
  - 17 May 2005 at 14:41
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  Powerful drama
  
  This is a powerful piece from Bergman and contains some highly passionate performances from both Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann. Essentially the film centres ... read more »
  
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  - Clucky
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 19 Apr 2004 at 13:22
- - 4
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  Stunningly profound
  
  A deep and meditative investigation into the mother/daughter relationship. Considering that this was Ingrid Bergman's last film before she succumbed to the... read more »
  
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- - neworder
  - Shropshire
  - 21 Jan 2005 at 16:48
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  Excellent
  
  An excellent Berman film.
  
  I reiterate the earlier review as this is a very intense study of a daughter/mother relationship.
  
  In terms of ... read more »
  
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- - FranLord
  - Hampshire
  - 17 May 2005 at 14:41
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  Avoid watching in the early hours!
  
  I made the mistake of first watching this late at night after an evening's imbibing. This led to me dropping-off a number of times throughout the 90 minutes... read more »
  
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- - hammer99
  - 27 reviews
  - Chelmsford
  - 27 Apr 2005 at 09:44
- - 2
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  Some of the most amazing acting I have ever seen!
  
  Ingrid Bergman as Charlotte, is a concert pianist visiting her daughter Eva, played by Liv Ullmann. They have not seen each other for 7 years. Charlotte's ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 15 Sep 2004 at 03:38
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  Ingrid Bergman ...
  
  Ingrid Bergman apparently kept trying to change her words and the focus of her role. Inmar Bergman's usual women actors, put her straight and she came to ... read more »
  
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  - OLDHAM
  - 03 Nov 2004 at 15:10
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  Atmospheric
  
  This film is beautifully acted by Liv Ullman and Ingrid Bergman. You can really feel the anguish and desperation of the characters. The story is about a ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 12 Apr 2005 at 18:04
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  Long Journey Through the Night
  
  Not much fun to watch - unless you enjoy tears and familial bitterness - but Ingrid Bergman is incredible. Here she proves that she was much more than a ... read more »
  
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  - Hants
  - 25 Apr 2005 at 15:33
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  Concentrated Bergman
  
  This is another of those Bergman films in which 'nothing much happens' - it's just characters interacting, no 'plot', no particular '... read more »
  
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- - IanStewart
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  - Melton Mowbray
  - 24 Sep 2006 at 20:32
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  Pure
  
  Absolutely fantastic! Brilliantly executed huit-clos with Liv Ullmann and Ingrid Bergman about mother/daughter relationships and childhood scars. A ... read more »
  
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- - tawana
  - London
  - 25 Jan 2004 at 21:58

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  Ingrid Bergman, the Swedish expatriate who became one of Hollywood's greatest stars, and Ingmar Bergman, one of the world's most acclaimed filmmakers and Sweden's most honored director, worked together for the first and only time in this intensely personal drama about the troubled relationship ...