Autumn Sonata (2-Disc Edition) (Criterion Collection) (1978) On DVD

Actor:           Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman, Halvar Bjork, Arne Bang-Hansen
Director:      Ingmar Bergman
Genre:          Drama
Year:            1978
Studio:         Criterion Collection
Length:        93
Released:   September 17, 2013
Rating:         Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:        DVD
Misc:            Color
Language:  Swedish
Subtitles  :  English

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Autumn Sonata was the only collaboration between cinema’s two great Bergmans—Ingmar, the iconic director of The Seventh Seal, and Ingrid, the monumental star of Casablanca. The grand dame, playing an icy concert pianist, is matched beat for beat in ferocity by the filmmaker’s recurring lead Liv Ullmann (Scenes from a Marriage) as her eldest daughter. Over the course of a long, painful night that the two spend together after an extended separation, they finally confront the bitter discord of their relationship. This cathartic pas de deux, evocatively shot in burnished harvest colors by the great Sven Nykvist (Fanny and Alexander), ranks among Ingmar Bergman’s major dramatic works.