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Sofie

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Sofie

4.2

2h 32m

1992

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.

Director

Liv Ullmann

Drama

woman director

Cast & Crew

Karen-Lise Mynster

Karen-Lise Mynster

as Sofie

Ghita Nørby

Ghita Nørby

as Frederikke

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

as Sofie's Father

Jesper Christensen

Jesper Christensen

as Hojby

Torben Zeller

Torben Zeller

as Jonas

Henning Moritzen

Henning Moritzen

as Frederick Philipson

Stig Hoffmeyer

Stig Hoffmeyer

as Gottlieb

Kirsten Rolffes

Kirsten Rolffes

as Jonas' Mother

Lotte Hermann

as Aunt Pulle

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