What is Autumn Sonata?

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Autumn Sonata
Directed byIngmar Bergman
Written byIngmar Bergman
StarringIngrid Bergman
Liv Ullmann
Lena Nyman
Halvar Björk
CinematographySven Nykvist
Distributed byNew World Pictures
Release date(s) October 8, 1978
October, 1978
Running time99 min.
LanguageSwedish
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Autumn Sonata (Swedish: Höstsonaten) is a 1978 Swedish language film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The film stars Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann and Lena Nyman. It tells the story of a famous pianist who is confronted by her neglected daughter.

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Liv Ullmann and Ingrid Bergman in Autumn Sonata.
The film was shot in Norway because of Ingmar Bergman's tax problems with the government of Sweden.[1] It was Ingrid Bergman's last performance in a major feature film that had a theatrical release.

The film won the 1979 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ingrid Bergman) and Best Original Screenplay.

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Preceded by
A Special Day
Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film
1979
Succeeded by
La Cage aux Folles


Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman during production of Wild Strawberries (1957)
Birth name Ernst Ingmar Bergman
Born July 14 1918(1918--)
Uppsala, Sweden
Died
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Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman during production of Wild Strawberries (1957)
Birth name Ernst Ingmar Bergman
Born July 14 1918(1918--)
Uppsala, Sweden
Died
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Ingrid Bergman

For Whom the Bell Tolls - Ingrid Bergman's first color film.

Born July 29 1915(1915--)
Stockholm, Sweden
Died July 29 1982 (aged 67)
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Lena Nyman (born May 23, 1944) is a Swedish film and stage actress.

Having had her first film roles in 1955, Nyman had a role in Vilgot Sjöman's 491 (1964) and got her breakthrough in his I Am Curious (Yellow)
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New World Communications was a major television production company and television station owner in the United States from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. News Corporation became a major investor in 1994 and purchased the company outright in 1997; the alliance with NewsCorp helped
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    San Ernesto, answering prayers for rain.
  • Also see October 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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    Motto
    (Royal) "För Sverige - I tiden" 1
    "For Sweden – With the Times" Â²

    Anthem
    Du gamla, Du fria
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    Ingmar Bergman

    Ingmar Bergman during production of Wild Strawberries (1957)
    Birth name Ernst Ingmar Bergman
    Born July 14 1918(1918--)
    Uppsala, Sweden
    Died
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    Ingrid Bergman

    For Whom the Bell Tolls - Ingrid Bergman's first color film.

    Born July 29 1915(1915--)
    Stockholm, Sweden
    Died July 29 1982 (aged 67)
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    Lena Nyman (born May 23, 1944) is a Swedish film and stage actress.

    Having had her first film roles in 1955, Nyman had a role in Vilgot Sjöman's 491 (1964) and got her breakthrough in his I Am Curious (Yellow)
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    For other meanings see Pianist (disambiguation).


    A pianist is a person who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with a smaller ensemble, or accompany one or more singers or solo instrumentalists.
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    Royal: Alt for Norge ("Everything for Norway")
    1814 Eidsvoll oath:
    Enige og tro til Dovre faller
    ("United and faithful until the mountains of Dovre crumble")

    Anthem
    Ja, vi elsker

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    Motto
    (Royal) "För Sverige - I tiden" 1
    "For Sweden – With the Times" Â²

    Anthem
    Du gamla, Du fria
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    The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards presented at the Golden Globes, an American film awards ceremony.

    Until 1986, it was known as the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film, meaning that any non-American film could be honoured.
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    Awarded for Excellence in cinematic achievements
    Presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    Country United States
    First awarded May 16, 1929 to honor achievements of 1927/1928
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    Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry.
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    Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. Before 1940, there was an Academy Award for Best Story for writing. For 1940, it and the award in this article were separated into two awards.
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    Ingrid Bergman

    For Whom the Bell Tolls - Ingrid Bergman's first color film.

    Born July 29 1915(1915--)
    Stockholm, Sweden
    Died July 29 1982 (aged 67)
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    Lena Nyman (born May 23, 1944) is a Swedish film and stage actress.

    Having had her first film roles in 1955, Nyman had a role in Vilgot Sjöman's 491 (1964) and got her breakthrough in his I Am Curious (Yellow)
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    Marianne Aminoff

    Born 21 September, 1916
    Uddevalla  Sweden
    Died 14 April, 1984
    Stockholm  Sweden

    Years active 1937-1983

    Marianne Aminoff (21 September, 1916 – 14 April, 1984), was a Swedish film actor.
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    Gunnar Björnstrand, (13 November 1909 - 26 May 1986) was a Swedish character actor known for his frequent work with writer/director Ingmar Bergman. He was born in Stockholm. He appeared in over 180 films.
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    Erland Josephson (Swedish IPA: ['æ:ɭand 'ʝu:sɛfsɔn]) (born June 15, 1923, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish actor and author from a prominent Jewish family.
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    Mimi Pollak, Maria Helena Pollak, (9 April 1903 – 11 August 1999) was a Swedish actress and theatre director.

    Mini biography

    Actress Mimi Pollak was born in Hammarö, Värmland of Austrian parents and was trained in the performing arts at the prestigious
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