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)
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Marta Olsson
Birger Malmsten
Marcel
Margit Carlqvist
Nelly Bro
John Ekman
Mikael Bro
Sif Ruud
Stina (uncredited)
Svea Holst
Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Tor Borong
Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Stig Olin
Stig Eriksson
Georg Skarstedt
Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
Agda Helin
Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Astrid Bodin
Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Ernst Brunman
Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Carin Swensson
Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Marrit Ohlsson
Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Rune Stylander
Persson (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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