Movie

Sofie (1992)

• September 25, 1992
• 2h 32m

• Drama

Overview

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

Writers

Henri Nathansen, Peter Poulsen, Liv Ullmann

Starring

Karen-Lise Mynster, Ghita Nørby, Erland Josephson