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Sofie (1992)

Sofie (1992)

Drama
Release Date: 1992, September 25
Directors: Liv Ullmann
Countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Production: Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film Denmark, Norsk Film, SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Cast: Jesper Christensen, Erland Josephson, Henning Moritzen, Karen-Lise Mynster, Ghita Nørby, Torben Zeller, Stig Hoffmeyer, Kirsten Rolffes, Lotte Hermann

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

woman director