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Autumn Sonata

Movie · 1978 · 93 min

A slow, emotionally raw chamber drama of confrontation and regret, with long close-ups and dialogue that cuts to the bone.

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1978 film by Ingmar Bergman
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Class
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Year
1978
Runtime
93 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • grief
  • guilt
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Written by
Ingmar Bergman
Starring
Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Linn Ullmann, Lena Nyman, Gunnar Björnstrand, Mimi Pollak, Marianne Aminoff
Music
Frédéric Chopin
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist
Runtime
93 min
Country
Norway, Sweden, France, Germany
Languages
Swedish

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