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The Ghost Sonata (2007)
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Jan Malmsjö, Jonas Malmsjö, Elin Klinga, Gunnel Lindblom
6.3Runtime86 min
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The Ghost Sonata relates the adventures of a young student, who idealizes the lives of the inhabitants of a stylish apartment building in Stockholm. He makes the acquaintance of the mysterious Jacob Hummel, who helps him to find his way into the apartment, only to find that it is a nest of betrayal and sickness. The world, the student learns, is hell and human beings must suffer to achieve salvation.
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The Ghost Sonata, a 2007 TV movie directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, has received a mixed critical reception, with an IMDb rating of 6.3/10 indicating a somewhat divided audience response. The film explores dark themes of betrayal and human suffering, though it has not received major awards recognition.
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Fans of director Ingmar Bergman's intense psychological explorations and dreamlike visual style will find much to appreciate in this 2007 drama, which blends elements of horror, existential mystery, and social critique into a haunting tale of a young student's descent into a sinister underworld of betrayal and suffering.
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The Ghost Sonata is a play in three acts by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg. Written in 1907, it was first produced at Strindberg's Intimate Theatre in Stockholm on 21 January 1908. Since then, it has been staged by such notable directors as Max Reinhardt, Olof Molander, Roger Blin, and Ingmar Bergman. Bergman directed it four times: in 1941, 1954, 1973, and 2000. Strindberg took the title from Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, which he called 'The Gespenster Sonata', and also Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, known as the 'Ghost Trio'.
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