Sofie

Sofie

152 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 1992

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.

Sofie

152 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 1992

Sofie
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film, Svenska Filminstitutet, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Svensk Filmindustri, Norsk Film
Original title Sofie
Directors Pernille Rübner-Petersen, Tom Hedegaard, Liv Ullmann
Writers Henri Nathansen, Peter Poulsen, Liv Ullmann

Cast

Ghita Nørby

as Frederikke

Erland Josephson

as Sofie's Father

Torben Zeller

as Jonas

Henning Moritzen

as Frederick Philipson

Stig Hoffmeyer

as Gottlieb

Kirsten Rolffes

as Jonas' Mother

Lotte Hermann

as Aunt Pulle