In one of the more powerful scenes in Autumn Sonata, Bergman asks the viewer to study the faces of Charlotte and Eva, as they each take turns playing Chopin for one another; and as each one plays, Bergman focuses on the face of the listener; leaving their respective reactions open to interpretation.

And as Charlotte explains to Eva (and Eva takes as lecture), Chopin’s music dealt with pain and suffering through beauty and longing expressions, but, was never sentimental (which could also describe Ingmar Bergman and Autumn Sonata precisely).

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