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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.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
Product Details
Actors: Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann
Directors: Ingmar Bergman
Format: Blu-ray, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Swedish
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: September 17, 2013
Run Time: 93 minutes
Special Features
New 2K digital film restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman from 2003
Audio commentary featuring Bergman expert Peter Cowie
The Making of “Autumn Sonata,” a three-and-a-half-hour program examining every aspect of the production
New interview with actor Liv Ullmann
A 1981 conversation between actor Ingrid Bergman and critic John Russell Taylor at the National Film Theatre in London
Trailer
English-dubbed track
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme
Cast & Crew
Ingrid Bergman Charlotte
Liv Ullmann Eva
Lena Nyman Helena
Halvar Björk Viktor
Erland Josephson Josef
Georg Lökkeberg Leonardo
Gunnar Björnstrand Paul
Eva von Hanno Nurse
Linn Ullmann Eva as a child
Ame Bang-Hansen Uncle Otto
Marianne Aminoff Charlotte's private secretary
Mimi Pollak Piano instructor
Knut Wigert Professor
Technical Credits
Ingmar Bergman Director, Screenwriter
Anna Asp Production Designer, Set Decoration/Design
J.S. Bach Score Composer
Frédéric Chopin Score Composer
Cecilia Drott Makeup
Katinka Farago Producer
Lew Grade Producer
Sylvia Ingemarsson Editor
Sven Nykvist Cinematographer
Inger Pehrsson Costumes/Costume Designer
Tommy Persson Sound/Sound Designer
Martin Starger Producer
Owe Svensson Sound/Sound Designer
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