Autumn Sonata

Autumn Sonata fits so well into Bergman’s filmography in a couple of different ways, and it’s amazing in the way that much of Bergman’s late career was amazing. There’s nothing showy about the film (though it is certainly visually sophisticated and adept). There’s nothing grand about it (the film’s scope is focused almost solely on the face of two women). And yet, through the power of Bergman’s pen, his two actresses, and his cinematographer Sven Nyqisk, Bergman creates an intimate and expan...