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.

• DirectorLiv Ullmann
• Release25 September 1992
• GenreDrama
• Duration2h 32m
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  Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film Denmark, Norsk Film, SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet, Nordisk Film & TV Fond