Bergman Retrospective: Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)

The Scandinavian Library and the SCC are proudly present Autumn Sonata as part of our Ingmar Bergman Centennial Retrospective. Autumn Sonata (1978) was the only collaboration between cinema’s two great Bergmans: Ingmar and Ingrid, the monumental star of Casablanca. The grande dame, playing an icy concert pianist, is matched beat for beat in ferocity by the filmmaker’s recurring lead Liv Ullmann, as her eldest daughter. Over the course of a day and 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, ranks among the director’s major dramatic works. Friday, October 26th | 7pm | Admission $8; $5 for SCC and Scandinavian Library Members 83 minutes. In Swedish with English subtitles.