![]() Although not as perfect as The Seventh Seal, or Wild Strawberries, Autumn Sonata still has much to say, whether we feel comfortable listening to it or not. I thought this especially so in the flashback sequences, and in the scene close to the end of the film when Eva is in the cemetery. Sven Nykvyst's cinematography is stunning. At times this film is painful to watch, and at times is emotionally draining. And that is when the real nightmare begins. When Charlotte is awakened by a nightmare, she and Eva begin a late-night talk. Eva is so desperate for love and affection from her mother that she seemingly misses the fact that her husband loves her very much. but has very little to offer her own children. Charlotte can be totally charming to her public, her agents, her fans. There are some other clues in the early part of the story that indicate she probably wished that her daughter Helena would have died long ago. After Charlotte finishes playing, she says, "Well, I HAVE been playing these Chopin pieces for 37 years." Charlotte's self-absorption is pretty amazing when you realize that her ill daughter was in an institution, then moved to Eva's house, and she had no idea that it happened. Although the scene is dramatically pivotal, it did produce one of the few really funny lines in the movie. Mother is successful, and daughter is a failure. (When pianists have a piece memorized, they do that to show the audience that they have no need for the printed music.) Charlotte, of course, plays beautifully (she could play no other way). She laid down the music rack on the piano. AUTUMN SONATA Now Showing Ingmar Bergmans implosive and uncertain mother-daughter chamber drama. When she asks her mother to play the piece for her, Charlotte does the one thing that signaled to me that "the war was on". 38K views, 1.3K likes, 652 loves, 42 comments, 320 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from MUBI: Ingmar Bergmans implosive and uncertain mother-daughter chamber drama. She works as hard as she can, but the music sounds contrived and unmusical. At first, there are a few catty remarks exchanged, but the turning point is when Eva offers to play the piano for her mother. Charlotte is a very talented, but completely self-absorbed woman. To her surprise she finds her other daughter, Helena, there as well. When left alone, they wonder about each other's expectations, but continue on. After having neglected her children for many years, world famous pianist Charlotte visits her daughter Eva in her home. At first, everything is fine, as mother and daughter do their best to make each other as comfortable as possible. Helena has a crippling disease, and at one time was living in some type of institution. Charlotte's other daughter, Helena, is also living with Eva. The conversations and dialogues are so deep and we'll written, the perfomances are. It is easily one of the greatest film ever made. Yesterday I watched autumn Sonata and I am just blown away. I have already seen the seventh seal and persona. I have started watching Ingmar Bergman's filmography. They have not seen each other for 7 years. Autumn Sonata- tragic tale of mother and daughter. Ingrid Bergman as Charlotte, is a concert pianist visiting her daughter Eva, played by Liv Ullmann. ![]()
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