Sofie (1992)
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60% of critics liked it
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24% want to see it
(25 ratings)
Based on the 1932 novel Mendel Philipsen and Son by Henri Nathansen, Sofie was adapted for the screen by celebrated actress Liv Ullmann, making her directorial debut. Beginning in Copenhagen during the late 1880s, Sofie (Karen-Lise Mynster) is a devoted Jewish daughter who falls in love with the… More Based on the 1932 novel Mendel Philipsen and Son by Henri Nathansen, Sofie was adapted for the screen by celebrated actress Liv Ullmann, making her directorial debut. Beginning in Copenhagen during the late 1880s, Sofie (Karen-Lise Mynster) is a devoted Jewish daughter who falls in love with the Gentile painter Hojby (Jesper Christensen). Her parents, Semmy (Erland Josephson) and Frederikke (Ghita Nørby), don't approve of the relationship, so they encourage her to marry her mentally ill cousin, a Swedish shopkeeper named Jonas (Torben Zeller). She gives birth to a son, but their already loveless marriage becomes further complicated when Sofie develops an interest in her brother-in-law Gottleib (Stig Hoffmeyer). Jonas is inconsolable after the death of his mother (Kirsten Rolffes), so much so that Sofie has him institutionalized and takes over his business. Years later, Sofie returns to Copenhagen with her son to help her aging parents and attend an auction where she reunites with Hojby. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Liv Ullmann
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
PG,
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A beguiling and bittersweet film.
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Cast
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Karen-Lise Mynster
as Sofie
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Erland Josephson
as Sofie's Father
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Ghita Nørby
as Frederikke
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Jesper Christensen
as Hojby
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Torben Zeller
as Jonas
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Stig Hoffmeyer
as Gottlieb
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Henning Moritzen
as Frederick Philipson
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Kirsten Rolffes
as Jona's Mother
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Anne Werner Thomsen
as Rose Philipson
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Mari Maurstad
as Josephine
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Peter Hesse Overgaard
as Harry Hirsch
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Peter Schrøder
as Lagen
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Elin Reimer
as Belse
