6.8
99 min
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.
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Maj-Britt Nilsson | Marta Olsson | Unowned |
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Stig Olin | Stig Eriksson | Unowned |
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Birger Malmsten | Marcel | Unowned |
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John Ekman | Mikael Bro | Unowned |
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Margit Carlqvist | Nelly Bro | Unowned |
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Victor Sjöström | Sönderby | Unowned |
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Sif Ruud | Stina (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Erland Josephson | Bertil (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ernst Brunman | Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Georg Skarstedt | Anker, Flute Player (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Svea Holst | Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ingmar Bergman | Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tor Borong | Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Astrid Bodin | Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Agda Helin | Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carin Swensson | Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Allan Ekelund | The Officiant (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Maud Hyttenberg | Toy Shop Assistant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Berit Holmström | Lisa (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Eva Fritz-Nilsson | Lisa - Age 3 (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Björn Montin | Lasse, Marta's and Stig's Boy (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Staffan Axelsson | Lasse - Age 3 (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Marianne Schüler | Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Marrit Ohlsson | Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Rune Stylander | Persson (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Gunnar Rystedt | Member of the Orchestra (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Svea Holm | Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited) | Unowned |