Autumn Sonata
1978, Drama, 1h 37m
26 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsWhat to know
A melancholy meditation on the unresolvable tension between parent and child, Autumn Sonata is a fitting swan song for the great Ingrid Bergman. Read critic reviews
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Critic Reviews for Autumn Sonata
All Critics (26) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (4)
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Bergman's casting coup lives up to expectations. Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann invest their roles with undeniable emotional conviction and impact.
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The movie makes good chamber music: it's a crafted miniature with Bergman's usual bombast built, for once, into the plot requirements.
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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.
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Autumn Sonata can finally be seen as an austerely beautiful meditation on death and the not-always-realized possibility of reconciliation across generations.
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A small and punishingly honest scrap of interpersonal conflict made out almost entirely of grace notes.
December 21, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review… -
At this point in history the refusal of Bergman to truthfully represent his own story without relying on female emotional expression interferes with his potential exorcism and it prevents me from fully appreciating his art.
August 14, 2019 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Autumn Sonata
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May 08, 2011Its a devastatingly sad film, and while I wouldn't count it among Ingmar Bergman's absolute best (mostly because the first half of the film dives into the conflict too quickly and easily) but once the mother/daughter confrontation occurs its pretty powerful. It demonstrates some of the best writing Bergman has ever done.Alec B Super Reviewer
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Dec 14, 2009This is one of the very best Ingmar Bergman films I have seen, and therefore one of the very best films. Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullman are simply amazing together as a mother and daughter combination from hell. Ingrid Bergman is terrific, despite a deliberately naff hairdo which makes her look like Queen Elizabeth II of the UK rather than the faded beauty she is. Liv Ullman also has visual nuances to enhance her character - the glasses, platted hair and jumpers enabling this beautiful woman to look frumpy. The acting is simply amazing, even through the subtitles you can tell. Fortunately Scandinavian vocal nuance is similar enough to English to enable us non-Swedish speakers to appreciate the acting. Of course, it has the Ingmar Bergman darkness to it. The sister with the horrible degenerative disease, the drowned toddler, the selfishness of the Ingrid Bergman character. If you get depressed along with the characters in films like this, you might be better off giving this one a miss. But for those with a taste for this type of claustrophobic drama, this is one of the most powerful films you will ever see.Cassandra M Super Reviewer
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Nov 05, 2009Affecting less due to the story, and more due to observing still-radiant Ingrid Bergman in the twilight of her life. Otherwise, there's not much happening in the filmmaking beyond "warm lighting," and the script seems like just a case of Ingmar struggling to find new ways to make characters intensely miserable.Eric B Super Reviewer
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Jun 04, 2009Amazing how Ingmar Bergman manages to depict the tormented inner soul of characters in such a believable way. Emotions are captured remarkably well here. This movie (although it feels more like you're watching a theatre play at times) that features beautiful music of Chopin, is about the troubled relationship between a mother (Ingrid Bergman) and daughter (Liv Ullman). Things run out of hand during the night when the mother visits the daughter. Ullmann's long, emotional monologue is chilling to watch. Both lead actors deliver the performance of their career. It's a film that gets better after repeated views, it starts softly, builds up to a climax like a sonata and then calms down again as the characters find piece with themselves.William H Super Reviewer
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