History Film / AutumnSonata

* LadyInRed: In the opening scene Eva wears deep red jumper and skirt.
** Later Charlotte sports a red jacket.

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''Autumn Sonata'' (Swedish title: ''Höstsonaten'') is a 1978 Swedish-Norwegian-West German drama film written and directed by Creator/IngmarBergman, starring Creator/LivUllmann and Creator/IngridBergman. The latter, the namesake of the director (who also happened to share the first name of his wife both thus being named Ingrid Bergman), had never worked with the Swedish director before; this collaboration happened very late in her life, when she was already terminally ill. It was her final appearance in a feature film.[[note]]Her actual last role was as Golda Meir in a TV movie biopic, ''A Woman Called Golda''.[[/note]]

The film deals with a visit which Charlotte Andergast (Ingrid Bergman) the acclaimed pianist, pays to her daughter Eva (Ullman), who lives in a secluded country house. At first both women appear friendly but fairly soon the truth about their past relationship becomes evident to the viewer. The movie all turns into one CerebusSyndrome.

Both Bergmans received Oscar nominations (Ingrid for Best Actress, Ingmar for Original Screenplay), and the film has sustained a strong reputation since. It's received a ScreenToStageAdaptation several times (plays written in Swedish, English and Spanish, plus an {{Opera}}), and was adapted into Hindi as the 2003 UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} drama ''Tehzeeb''.

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''Autumn Sonata'' (Swedish title: ''Höstsonaten'') is a 1978 Swedish-Norwegian-West German film by Creator/IngmarBergman starring Creator/LivUllmann and Creator/IngridBergman. The latter, the namesake of the director (who also happened to share the first name of his wife both thus being named Ingrid Bergman) never worked with the Swedish director before. This alliance happened very late in her life when Ingrid Bergman was already terminally ill. It was her final appearance in a feature film.[[note]]Her actual last role was as Golda Meir in a TV movie biopic, ''A Woman Called Golda''.[[/note]]

* {{Meganekko}}: Eva wears big glasses, but largely averts the stereotype. Instead of being sweet and meek, she's harboring lots of emotional turmoil beneath a placid surface.

''Autumn Sonata'' (Swedish title: ''Höstsonaten'') is a 1978 Swedish-Norwegian-Western German film by Creator/IngmarBergman. Creator/LivUllmann and Creator/IngridBergman are starring. The latter, the namesake of the director (who also happened to share the first name of his wife both thus being named Ingrid Bergman) never worked with the Swedish director before. This alliance happened very late in her life when Ingrid Bergman was already terminally ill. It was her final appearance in a feature film.[[note]]Her actual last role was as Golda Meir in a TV movie biopic, ''A Woman Called Golda''.[[/note]]

* [[CallingTheOldManOut Calling The Old Woman Out]]: The movie. A full third of it is made up of one long confrontation between Eva and Charlotte.

* SpeechBasedWork: 1 hour and 39 minutes of two women sitting around and talking about their feelings.

!!Tropes

* SpeechImpediment: For Helena, the daughter of Charlotte and sister of Eva.

'''Eva:''' Because you never listen. Because you run away from things. Because you're emotionally crippled. Because you actually loathe me and Helena. Because you're helplessly locked inside yourself, always holding yourself back. Because I loved you. Because you thought I was a failure, disgusting and untalented. And you damaged me for life, just as you yourself are damaged.

''Autumn Sonata'' (Swedish title: ''Höstsonaten'') is a 1978 Swedish-Norwegian-Western German film by Creator/IngmarBergman. Creator/LivUllmann and Creator/IngridBergman are starring. The latter, the namesake of the director (who also happened to share the first name of his wife both thus being named Ingrid Bergman) never worked with the Swedish director before. This alliance happened very late in her life when Ingrid Bergman was already terminally ill. It was her final appearance in a feature film.

* FreudianExcuse: Charlotte talks about how her parents were not very loving which is perhaps why she was unable to show any type of love for children.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Viktor in the opening scene address the audience talikng about his and feelings for her.

* FourthDateMarriage: Eva married Viktor shortly after they met.

Both Bergmans received Oscar nominations (Ingrid for Best Actress, Ingmar for Original Screenplay), and the film has sustained a strong reputation since. It's received a ScreenToStageAdaptation several times (plays written Swedish, English and Spanish, plus an {{Opera}}), and was adapted into Hindi as the 2003 UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} drama ''Tehzeeb''.

* CallingTheOldManOut: The movie. A full third of it is made up of one long confrontation between Eva and Charlotte.
* CerebusSyndrome: It always becomes harsher. In the very beginning an illusion is created tbat the relationship between the mother and the daughter is actually warm. It doesn't last long.

* {{Meganekko}}: Eva who wears big glasses is most probably a subversion of this trope.

The film deals with a visit which Charlotte Andergast (Ingrid Bergman) the acclaimed pianist, pays to her daughter Eva (Ullman), who lives in a secluded country house. At first both women appear friendly but fairly soon the truth about their past relationship becomes evident to the vieweer. The movie all turns into one CerebusSyndrome.

* CallingTheOldManOut: The movie.
* CerebusSyndrome: The film. It always becomes harsher. In the very beginning an illusuion is created tbat a relation between the mother and the daughter is actually warm.

* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed: For Leonardo the recently deceased husband of Charlotte.

** This color most probably does not render either of them especially attractive.

* SpeechImpediment: For Helena, the daughter of Charlotte and sister of Eva.