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Article: Sofie.
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- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- September 8, 1993
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THE DESIRE to be a part of something larger than oneself--whether a marriage, a religious tradition or whatever--has moved people to make some of the happiest and yet most tragic decisions of their lives. This paradox is explored by Liv Ullmann in Sofie, the first feature film she has written and directed. It is adapted from the novel Mendel Philipsen & Son by the Danish author Henri Nathansen.
At the ripe age of 28 Sofie Philipsen (played by Karen-Lise Mynster) is afraid that she will never marry. She and her parents form a close-knit family of observant Jews in late 19th-century Copenhagen. Although her concern obviously is fueled by three spinster aunts who ...