Drama · Sweden · 1992 · 2h 32m

Sofie

Director

Cast

Karen-Lise Mynster as Sofie Ghita Nørby as Frederikke Erland Josephson as Sofie's Father Jesper Christensen as Hojby Torben Zeller as Jonas Henning Moritzen as Frederick Philipson

Crew

Jörgen Persson — Director of Photography Grete Møldrup — Editor Peter Poulsen — Writer Liv Ullmann — Writer Henri Nathansen — Novel Lars Kolvig — Producer

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.

Mood & Themes

woman director

Key Collaborators

Liv Ullmann Director Jörgen Persson Director of Photography Grete Møldrup Editor Peter Poulsen Writer Liv Ullmann Writer Henri Nathansen Novel Lars Kolvig Producer Peter Høimark Production Design Jette Termann Costume Design

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