Sunday's Children (1992)

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Written by pantheon Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, Sunday's Children was directed by Bergman's son Daniel. This intensely autobiographical film takes place when the elder Bergman was a child of eight. In a near-cathartic fashion, the story illustrates the strained relationship between young… More Written by pantheon Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, Sunday's Children was directed by Bergman's son Daniel. This intensely autobiographical film takes place when the elder Bergman was a child of eight. In a near-cathartic fashion, the story illustrates the strained relationship between young Ingmar and his minister father, and the understanding (not always a warm one) between them. Though Daniel Bergman pursues his own visual style, this is his father's film through and through, and as such should be given an honored place in Ingmar's body of work. Sunday's Children is, to date, the best of the recent "retrospectives" penned by the far-from-retired Ingmar Bergman. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 58 min.
Directed By: Daniel Bergman
Genres: Art House & International, Drama

On DVD: Feb 22, 1995

Critic Reviews

Vincent Canby, New York Times
It's really little more than a single anecdote, but an anecdote so full of mirrors, so magically placed, that the film manages to reflect the future while also revealing new interpretations of the past.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
There's little here you haven't seen in other artists' summer reminiscences. But there's something delicate and magical about this particular season, probably because of the knowledge that you are tapping directly into Bergman's childhood.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
A good movie.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Ingmar Bergman's days behind the camera may be over, but he apparently still has a worthwhile story or two left to tell.
, Time Out
Immensely sympathetic, viewed either as a self-contained work or as part of the Bergman canon, it is written by Ingmar and directed by his son Daniel.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Powerful teaching tool for men trying to come to terms with their own wounded father inside.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
The ambiguity of the story, as well as the brooding nature of its subject matter, make for a slow and studious narrative structure that has little in the way of sustained development and payoff.
Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
For many, lightweight Bergman can be more enjoyable than almost any other film work.

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Cast

Tommy Berggren
as Erik Bergman
Lena Endre
as Karin Bergman
Malin Ek

Birgitta Valberg
Börje Ahlstedt
as Uncle Carl
Halvar Björk
as Eriksson

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