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Sofie
Sofie

Sofie

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Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

152 mins

Rating

4.4/10

Release Date

25 September 1992

Country

Sweden

Cast

Karen-Lise Mynster

Karen-Lise Mynster

Sofie

Ghita Nørby

Ghita Nørby

Frederikke

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Sofie's Father

Jesper Christensen

Jesper Christensen

Hojby

Torben Zeller

Torben Zeller

Jonas

Henning Moritzen

Henning Moritzen

Frederick Philipson

Stig Hoffmeyer

Stig Hoffmeyer

Gottlieb

Kirsten Rolffes

Kirsten Rolffes

Jonas' Mother

Lotte Hermann

Lotte Hermann

Aunt Pulle

Elin Reimer

Elin Reimer

Elna Brodthagen

Elna Brodthagen

Kasper Barfoed

Kasper Barfoed

Jacob Allon

Jacob Allon

David Naym

David Naym

Jonas Oddermose

Jonas Oddermose

Peter Hesse Overgaard

Peter Hesse Overgaard

Sanne Grangaard

Sanne Grangaard

Peter Schrøder

Peter Schrøder

John Hahn-Petersen

John Hahn-Petersen

Hardy Rafn

Hardy Rafn

Mari Maurstad

Mari Maurstad

Anne Werner Thomsen

Anne Werner Thomsen

Claus Bue

Claus Bue

Bent Lexner

Bent Lexner

Daniel Hertz

Daniel Hertz

Anna Szaff

Anna Szaff

Lea Louise Leitner

Lea Louise Leitner

Lennart Studinski

Lennart Studinski

Annette Lütchen-Lehn

Annette Lütchen-Lehn

Johannes Våbensted

Johannes Våbensted

Lone Helmer

Lone Helmer

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