Romance Drama Music
A young orchestra violinist’s fear of mediocrity and drive for artistic success strain his marriage to a fellow musician. Told largely in flashback and shaped by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the film examines ambition, love, and loss in early Ingmar Bergman.
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Written by
Ingmar Bergman
Erland Josephson
Bertil (uncredited)
Stig Olin
Stig Eriksson
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Marta Olsson
Birger Malmsten
Marcel
Sif Ruud
Stina (uncredited)
Georg Skarstedt
Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
Margit Carlqvist
Nelly Bro
Svea Holst
Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
John Ekman
Mikael Bro
Tor Borong
Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Marrit Ohlsson
Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Carin Swensson
Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Ernst Brunman
Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Rune Stylander
Persson (uncredited)
Astrid Bodin
Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Agda Helin
Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Maud Hyttenberg
Toy Shop Assistant (uncredited)
Berit Holmström
Lisa (uncredited)
Eva Fritz-Nilsson
Lisa - Age 3 (uncredited)
Björn Montin
Lasse, Marta's and Stig's Boy (uncredited)
Staffan Axelsson
Lasse - Age 3 (uncredited)
Marianne Schüler
Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Gunnar Rystedt
Member of the Orchestra (uncredited)
Svea Holm
Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

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