The Ghost Sonata

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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.

Director

Ingmar Bergman

Screenplay

August Strindberg

Status

Released

Release date

25/12/2007

Original language

Swedish