Overview
Henry Kesdi is a silenced classical composer and a survivor of the Holocaust. He is coaxed out from retirement by an inspired musicologist, Stefan, who convinces him to compose a complex symphony on his neglected piano. As a help Kesdi gets his new musical secretary. His loyal wife reluctantly accepts her as his young lover.
Cast
- Max von Sydow as Henry Kesdi
- Lothaire Bluteau as Stefan Bugajski
- Sarah Miles as Helena Kesdi
- Sofie Gråbøl as Annette Berg
- Aleksander Bardini as Prof. Jerzy Kern
- Beata Tyszkiewicz as Gelda
- Sławomira Łozińska as Doctor's Wife
- Peter Hesse Overgaard as Joseph Kesdi
- Lars Lunøe as Doctor
- Trevor Cooper as Muller