Autumn Sonata poster
Screenplay Ingmar Bergman
Director Ingmar Bergman

Autumn Sonata

Drama1978

Original Title: Höstsonaten

Release Date: 1978-10-08

Duration: 93 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Liv Ullmann
    Eva
  • Erland Josephson
    Josef
  • Ingrid Bergman
    Charlotte Andergast
  • Lena Nyman
    Helena
  • Gunnar Björnstrand
    Paul
  • Marianne Aminoff
    Charlotte's Private Secretary
  • Halvar Björk
    Viktor
  • Mimi Pollak
    Piano Instructor
  • Arne Bang-Hansen
    Uncle Otto
  • Eva von Hanno
    Nurse (uncredited)