Autumn Sonata (#60) (Criterion Collection)[USA]

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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.

Actors: Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann
Directors: Ingmar Bergman
Format: Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Language: Swedish
Subtitles: English
Number of discs: 1
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Run Time: 93 minutes

Special Features

1. New 2K digital film restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
2. Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman from 2003
3. Audio commentary featuring Bergman expert Peter Cowie
4. The Making of “Autumn Sonata,” a three-and-a-half-hour program examining every aspect of the production
5. New interview with actor Liv Ullmann
6. A 1981 conversation between actor Ingrid Bergman and critic John Russell Taylor at the National Film Theatre in London
7. Trailer
8. English-dubbed track
9. New English subtitle translation
10. PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme