Sofie

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.

Cast

Karen-Lise Mynster

Sofie

Ghita Nørby

Frederikke

Erland Josephson

Sofie's Father

Jesper Christensen

Hojby

Torben Zeller

Jonas

Henning Moritzen

Frederick Philipson

Stig Hoffmeyer

Gottlieb

Kirsten Rolffes

Jonas' Mother

N/A

Lotte Hermann

Aunt Pulle

Elin Reimer

Elna Brodthagen

Kasper Barfoed