Autumn Sonata

it’s hard to separate my thoughts on autumn sonata from my own experiences, and it’s worth mentioning that i've probably never felt so acutely understood and affected by a film in my life. both my mother and charlotte in the movie sacrificed motherhood for their careers, and it's hard to wknder whether i should sympathise with them or be enraged j think this is a complicated but somewhat universal relationship that ingrid bergman portrays refreshingly unpretentioisly and beautifully. i think every mother learns to undo the mistakes of her mother. my mother ended that cycle of trauma she had experienced, and in the same way i know i will be undoing her flaws for my kids