Gratuitous English: In two scenes (talking on the phone with her agent, and with her companion on the train at the end) Charlotte has extended dialogue in perfect English (as should be expected from Ingrid Bergman). Good Girls Avoid Abortion: Charlotte made Eva have an abortion when she was 18 Charlotte thinks she was being supportive, Eva thinks she forced her and is still torn up about it.Fourth-Date Marriage: Eva married Viktor shortly after they met, though it's eventually revealed that it was more about her longing for stability than Love at First Sight.Freudian Excuse: Charlotte talks about how her parents were not very loving which is perhaps why she was unable to show any type of love for her children.Expo Speak: Viktor in the beginning relates the history of his marriage to Eva.Distinguished Gentleman's Pipe: For Viktor who is indeed a bit older than his wife, composed and dignified.Helena, Charlotte's younger daughter, appears to be suffering from severe palsy, but it's never called anything but "her illness." Eva claims it's a direct result of Charlotte abandoning her.Leonardo, Charlotte's most recent husband, has just died from something that's never confirmed as cancer onscreen.Dark and Troubled Past: The childhood of Eva, the daughter of the famous pianist.The next scene has Charlotte anxiously puffing cigarettes, sucking down tobacco smoke as she mutters about how she could cut her visit short and leave after four days. Cigarette of Anxiety: Charlotte is shocked to find that her disabled daughter Helena is in the household, living with Eva now.In the very beginning an illusion is created that the relationship between the mother and the daughter is actually warm. Cerebus Syndrome: It always becomes harsher. A full third of it is made up of one long confrontation between Eva and Charlotte.
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