Overview
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.
Cast
- Maj-Britt Nilsson as Marta Olsson
- Stig Olin as Stig Eriksson
- Birger Malmsten as Marcel
- John Ekman as Mikael Bro
- Margit Carlqvist as Nelly Bro
- Victor Sjöström as Sönderby
- Sif Ruud as Stina (uncredited)
- Erland Josephson as Bertil (uncredited)
- Ernst Brunman as Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
- Georg Skarstedt as Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)