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The story unfolds over a single night at a remote Swedish parsonage, where (Liv Ullmann), the wife of a local pastor, invites her estranged mother, Charlotte (Ingrid Bergman), for a visit after a seven-year absence [11, 16].

: Charlotte essentially "one-ups" her daughter, playing the piece with a harsh, unsentimental precision that illustrates her dominance and her lack of maternal empathy [3, 6, 18]. Autumn Sonata

: The film transitions from polite superficiality to a brutal "therapy session" where Eva confronts Charlotte about the emotional neglect and abandonment she suffered as a child [3, 4]. Key Cinematic Element: The Chopin Prelude The story unfolds over a single night at