Review of Autumn Sonata (1978) by Alojz K — 12 Jul 2008
Autumn Sonata is a great psychological study of a dysfunctional relationship between a self-absorbed mother and her two daughters, as well as the devastating damage inflicted by her negligent parenting.
Bergman makes a convincing case that achieving one's true happiness - that Aristotelian ideal of human perfection - is not to be achieved through focusing exclusively on one's own needs and wants.
The relationship between parents and their children can go very wrong, even tragically wrong. There is, indeed, such a thing as poor parenting. How sad and how unfair that it is the children who often pay the heaviest price for the wrongdoings of their own parents.
The acting, script, directing, and cinematography in this film are all superb.
This review of Autumn Sonata (1978) was written by Alojz K on 12 Jul 2008.
Autumn Sonata has generally received very positive reviews.
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