![]() ![]() 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. Ingmar Bergman brilliantly balances the conflicting emotions of love and hate within the mother-daughter relationship. 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. Both of the film’s stars, Liv Ullmann and Ingrid Bergman, had daughters as well as celebrated careers. We are all some mother’s daughter, whether we were cherished or abandoned, spoiled or abused. 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. A utumn Sonata (1978) cuts deep into a woman, even if she recoils from it. In the film, Eva plays her rendition of the Chopin piece as her mother Charlotte, a renowned concert pianist, watches her from behind. 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. Ingrid Bergmanplays Charlotte, the mother of Eva (Liv Ullman) in Ingmar Bergmansstunning movie Autumn Sonata. 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. 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". 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. When left alone, they wonder about each other's expectations, but continue on. At first, everything is fine, as mother and daughter do their best to make each other as comfortable as possible. While the mother, Charlotte, listens with eq. Helena has a crippling disease, and at one time was living in some type of institution. In this second part we see Eva dig deep into her own memory by evoking events from a past too painful to forget. Charlotte's other daughter, Helena, is also living with Eva. They have not seen each other for 7 years. Ingrid Bergman as Charlotte, is a concert pianist visiting her daughter Eva, played by Liv Ullmann. ![]()
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