Autumn Sonata   

By Tom Keogh

Bergman (Ingrid) meets Bergman (Ingmar) in this fine but not outstanding story from 1978 of a concert pianist who meets up with her estranged daughter (Liv Ullmann) for the first time in seven years, and spends an evening confronting unresolved ill feelings from the past. Ingmar's been down this road plenty of times and in better films (Cries and Whispers); but even as a minor work, this is a powerful piece with two top actresses of their day. This was Ingrid Bergman's last film.

Academy Awards

Autumn Sonata received Academy Awards nominations for Actress (Ingrid Bergman) and Writing (Best Screenplay written directly for the screen; Ingmar Bergman).

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