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Autumn Sonata (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Ingrid Bergman (Actor), Liv Ullmann (Actor), Ingmar Bergman (Director) Rated:
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4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 121 ratings
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Genre Drama
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Contributor Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Ingmar Bergman
Language Swedish
Runtime 1 hour and 33 minutes
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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.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.88 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ CRRN2307BR
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Ingmar Bergman
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 33 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 17, 2013
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Criterion Collection
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DHN8G08
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 121 ratings

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Theron A. Akers
5.0 out of 5 stars Two Swedes named Bergman collaborate to make a great movie.
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2022
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Ingrid Bergman, in her final movie role, stars as a famous concert pianist. She had pursued her musical career, while being an absent mother who was distant and critical of her daughter (played by Liv Ullmann as an adult). She returns for a short visit after an extended absence. Mother and daughter confront the pain of their broken relationship. This is an intense drama that, if you are a sensitive person, will bring you to tears. Ingmar Bergman (no familial relationship to Ingrid) shows his talent as a great director. The film was made in 1978, in "dark colors" typical of Bergman. The DVD has excellent video and audio quality. It was filmed in Swedish, with optional English subtitles that are very easy to read. You can also select a dubbed English soundtrack, which I have not tried. You also get a second DVD, which is a documentary about the making of the film. I have not watched that yet, so I can't comment on it.
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irishalto
5.0 out of 5 stars don't buy cheaper DVD substitutes
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2003
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I had to learn the hard way, that there are less than "perfect" renditions of this DVD out there to be sold. The first I bought was one of these. I won't go on to "name call", but paying extra for the Criterion Collection is a must for any Bergman fan. The poor film quality and subtitles (to the point they are distracting from the film and at times so bad they are humerous) make paying anything at all a sheer waste of money for a Criterion Collection substitute.
I don't agree that Autumn Sonata is a mediocre film. I think Bergman did understand women well, and portrayed this mother/daughter relationship nicely. He was able to show in his dialectically opposite approach, the vulnerabilities of the narcisstic artist and the self depreciating/ martyr. They exposed themselves, faced off and retreated to their comfortable life positions by the end of the movie. The use of the unnamed ailment of the younger daughter represents the other side of mother who often cries as a baby of her back pain, but at least is left whole enough to express herself also in her music. The death of the son at age four I think represents the symbolic death of the innocence in all of the "chamber music" of characters in this film (mother, daughters and husband) which Bergman uses in many of his movies. The sparing use of scenery and number of protagonists adds to the reality of the despair here. Anyway, I could go on too long....enough said. I think this movie is worth a watch and a long ponder.
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KG
5.0 out of 5 stars Two spectacular performances
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2012
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While I remembered this as an unalloyed masterpiece from seeing it in the theater on first release,
I had a few small problems re-seeing it 32 years later.

But, in the end, it is a remarkable film, featuring two amazing performances from Liv Ullman and
Ingrid Bergman as a mother and daughter desperately hashing out old wounds during a visit paid
by the mother, a famous pianist and cold perfectionist. Meanwhile her daughter has clung to old
hurts to the point of self-paralysis.

A moving testament to the need for forgiveness and growth.

But some of the peripheral story elements feel a bit tacked on, and to perhaps stack the deck too
easily to one side, particularly a sickly younger sister that Bergman's character can barely deal with.
It's a minor flaw, since the power of the key confrontations carries the film to the heights (and depths).

But I couldn't help wishing Bergman had trusted us a bit more to work out our own feelings about
two complex characters, as he did with the even more brilliant `Scenes From a Marriage'.
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J. B. Cummings
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2019
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Autumn Sonata is an exquisite movie starring Queen Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullman, directed and written by the genius himself, Ingmar Bergman (No relation to Ingrid). The extras and behind the scenes that came with this collection blew me away. Another accomplishment well done by Criterion Collection. Marvellous and heart rendering performances by the key characters themselves, Ingrid delivers a heartwarming, top notched Academy award winning performance. The story line and scenary for this movie was amazing, yet calming and compelling. Excellent story line that mirrors many of the problems some daughters face with their mothers. This movie deserves a 20 out of 10 rating.
Very Pleased with the package and timely delivery
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sunshine
3.0 out of 5 stars Mistake
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2014
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I have not opened it yet. I meant to buy the one with sub titles. This one is dubbed in English. I wanted to hear the Swedish.
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B. M. Sheehan
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, powerful Bergman film
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2013
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This Criterion re-issue is the second time I've seen it, & I was impressed much more. The cinematography by Sven Sykvist is amazing. I absolutely love the use of colours, particularly in the outdoor scenes with the landscapes. The two main performances from Ingrid Bergman & Liv Ullman are also wonderful. The small setting & small amount of characters give it a more intimate feel, & I think ups the intensity & tension when Bergman & Ullman confront each other. It probably isn't one of my favourite Ingmar Bergman films, but it is still fantastic.

The transfer is also amazing. Great restoration job. I noticed no scratches, or any visible damage to the print. The audio was clear & the subtitles easy to read. Special features include an interesting & insightful introduction by Ingmar Bergman, a new interview with Liv Ullman, which I also enjoyed, & a three hour making of documentary. This is a must for anyone who likes the three main names involved.
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Andy Powell
5.0 out of 5 stars NOT Ingrid's final film!
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2013
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Amazon reviewer Tom Keogh is mistaken -- AUTUMN SONATA was not, in fact, Ingrid Bergman's final film. Three years after making this film she starred as Golda Meir in A WOMAN CALLED GOLDA -- and *THAT* was her final film. In a career full of unforgettable performances, she gave perhaps her two finest in SONATA and GOLDA.

I've owned Criterion's edition of this film for years, but this "new and improved" edition is thrilling -- especially for the inclusion of the legendary documentary and the archival interview with my beloved Ingrid. I'm guessing that the interview took place just before or during the filming of GOLDA. The new interview with Liv Ullman will also be fascinating, I'm certain.
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chibajohn
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite Bergman's
Reviewed in Japan on April 16, 2019
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I absolutely loved this movie! One of Bergman's best, with excellent acting all round.
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KG
5.0 out of 5 stars Two spectacular performances
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2012
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While I remembered this as an unalloyed masterpiece from seeing it in the theater on first release,
I had a few small problems re-seeing it 32 years later.

But, in the end, it is a remarkable film, featuring two amazing performances from Liv Ullman and
Ingrid Bergman as a mother and daughter desperately hashing out old wounds during a visit paid
by the mother, a famous pianist and cold perfectionist. Meanwhile her daughter has clung to old
hurts to the point of self-paralysis.

A moving testament to the need for forgiveness and growth.

But some of the peripheral story elements feel a bit tacked on, and to perhaps stack the deck too
easily to one side, particularly a sickly younger sister that Bergman's character can barely deal with.
It's a minor flaw, since the power of the key confrontations carries the film to the heights (and depths).

But I couldn't help wishing Bergman had trusted us a bit more to work out our own feelings about
two complex characters, as he did with the even more brilliant `Scenes From a Marriage'.
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W. A. D.
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2014
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This film has not aged well. The performances are all superb and Ingmar Bergman's evocation of the autumn conflict between mother and daughter has a formal visual elegance and interesting script but for me, at least, it does not pack the emotional punch it did on it's initial release. At 90 minutes it does feel very long. However on the positive side Ingrid Bergman does give one of her best performances and the English dub is a case study of how such things should be done - but the overall impact just falls short of what it once was. Be aware that this solid (and expensive) Criterion blu ray transfer is region A locked - so you will need a multi-region blu ray to play it in the UK.
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degrant
4.0 out of 5 stars Bergman on Bergman
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2003
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While some of Ingmar Bergman's actors consistently gave great performances over a number of films, the greatest one-off performance in a film of his is that of his namesake, Ingrid, in this, her last film before she died of cancer.
Well into her seventh decade, Ingrid Bergman's beauty as an aging concert pianist, Charlotte, is striking, especially in contrast with her daughter played by Liv Ullman. Ullman's astonishingly attractive looks (which dominate such classics as "Persona" "The Passion of Anna" "Cries and Whispers" and "Scenes from a Marriage") are convincingly masked by the dowdy attire, owlish glasses and prissy manner which give great credibility to her depiction of a priest's wife, unloved by and resentful of her mother.
Unique among Ingmar Bergman's films, the principal relationship under examination is that of mother and daughter. The closest film in this respect is "Cries and Whispers" but there the presence and unflattering characterisation of the mother is principally designed to informs the tortured relationship between the sisters Agnes, Maria and Karin as we see the similarities between Maria and her mother. Although "Autumn Sonata" touches on many of Bergman's favourite themes, the mother and daughter angle gives a freshness to the film and makes the quality of the acting all the more treasurable.
"Autumn Sonata" tends to be forgotten in comparison with Bergman's other late period works, both those made in exile from Sweden and those made before such as "Cries and Whispers" and the trimphant home-coming "Fanny and Alexander" both of which richly deserved Oscars.
Although "Autumn Sonata" is not as technically adventurous or as stunning visually as others, Ingrid Bergman deserved more than the Oscar nomination she received and the awards bestowed upon the film as a whole were richly deserved. Furthermore, the use of the Chopin prelude, in revealing Charlotte's personality is perhaps the most successful use of music in Bergman's directing history.
The extras are spare as one has come to expect from Tartan. Best is the original trailer which manages to capture the film's essence without being sensationalist or sentimental.
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"tamerhirca"
5.0 out of 5 stars More than a classic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2003
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Well, I adore Bergman. He knows how to work with colors. The movie is overwhelmed with tones of brown and yellow emphasizing the season. (remember Cries and Whispers' red tones)However it is not just an autumn of a certain year, no; the autumn of the lives. You expect to witness a nostalgic conversation, however are shaken with a severe confrontation of two leading characters about the past acts. (sins ?) Very brief flashbacks, static camera with fabulous art direction has created a masterpiece, that is worth to view again and again. Liv Ullman's performance was notable, I should say: a benchmark for actors and actresses which is not exceeded till now yet.
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