The read
It runs long at 2h 32m.
Synopsis
Liv Ulmann's directorial debut also had her co-authoring the screenplay (with poet Peter Poulsen) as based on a Henri Nathansen's 1932 novel about an affluent late 19th century Jewish merchant family in Copenhagen. Ulmann focuses on strong-willed daughter Sofie's progress through life: a love affair with a gentile painter, an arranged marriage , childbirth and ever more fateful challenges.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Liv UllmannWriter
- Peter PoulsenWriter
- Liv UllmannDirector
Cast
- Karen-Lise MynsterSofie
- Ghita NørbyFrederikke
- Erland JosephsonSofie's Father
- Jesper ChristensenHojby
- Torben ZellerJonas
- Henning MoritzenFrederick Philipson
- Stig HoffmeyerGottlieb
- Kirsten RolffesJonas' Mother
- Lotte HermannAunt Pulle
- Elin ReimerCast
- Elna BrodthagenCast
- Kasper BarfoedCast
Stills
Themes
woman director