The Ghost Sonata

The Ghost Sonata

A Chamber Play by August Strindberg
19721h 31minDrama Moviessvenska
9.0

Plot

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. The play centers on a family of strangers who meet for the sake of meeting. They exchange no dialogue, nor gestures, they simply sit and bask in their own misfortune.

WriterAugust Strindberg
DirectorJohan Bergenstråhle
ActorAllan Edwall, Stefan Ekman, Lilian Johansson
CountrySweden
ProductionN/A