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.
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Karen-Lise Mynster
Sofie
Known for
When the Dust Settles
Battle
Ghita Nørby
Frederikke
Known for
The Kingdom
A Storm for Christmas
Liv Ullmann
Known for
Persona
Cries and Whispers
Jörgen Persson
Lars Kolvig
Henri Nathansen
Erland Josephson
Sofie's Father
Known for
The Sacrifice
Nostalgia
Peter Poulsen
Grete Møldrup
Jesper Christensen
Hojby
Known for
Casino Royale
The Interpreter
Tom Hedegaard
Torben Zeller
Jonas
Known for
The Kingdom
Liv Ullmann Director · Peter Poulsen Writer Henri Nathansen Author
United States release October 1, 1992 · Produced in Sweden, Denmark, Norway · Production Nordisk Film Denmark, Norsk Film
Production
Det Danske Filminstitut
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark
Production
Norsk Film
Production
SF Studios
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Svenska Filminstitutet
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Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Production
Nordisk Film
Production
Sweden · Denmark · Norway
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Languages
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
Denmark · September 25, 1992
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1992
Chicago International Film Festival
Argentina
September 30, 1993
Australia
June 24, 1993
Canada
May 29, 1993 · Theatrical
China
October 31, 1993 · Shanghai International Film Festival
France
January 11, 1995
Germany
August 5, 1993
Norway
October 1, 1992
South Korea
March 26, 1994
Sweden
October 16, 1992
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