Summary
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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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 72
Audience score78%
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for romances, −8 min on the typical 107
typical 10799Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
Released
1950
February 20, 1950
76 years ago
Genres
RomanceDramaMusicLanguage
Swedish
Original language
Made in
- Sweden
24 of 27
Maj-Britt NilssonMarta Olsson
Stig OlinStig Eriksson
Birger MalmstenMarcel
John EkmanMikael Bro
Margit CarlqvistNelly Bro
Victor SjöströmSönderby
Sif RuudStina (uncredited)
Erland JosephsonBertil (uncredited)
Ernst BrunmanConcert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Georg SkarstedtAnker, Flute Player (uncredited)
Svea HolstNurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Ingmar BergmanExpecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Tor BorongExpecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Astrid BodinGuest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Agda HelinNurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Carin SwenssonMother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Allan EkelundThe Officiant (uncredited)- MHMaud HyttenbergToy Shop Assistant (uncredited)
- BHBerit HolmströmLisa (uncredited)
- EFEva Fritz-NilssonLisa - Age 3 (uncredited)
- BMBjörn MontinLasse, Marta's and Stig's Boy (uncredited)
- SAStaffan AxelssonLasse - Age 3 (uncredited)
- MSMarianne SchülerGuest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Marrit OhlssonGuest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Ingmar Bergman Director, Writer
Production · 1
- Allan Ekelund Production Manager, Producer
Camera · 1
- Gunnar Fischer Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Oscar Rosander Editor
Sound · 3
- Eskil Eckert-Lundin Music Director
- Aaby Wedin Sound
- Sven Hansen Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Nils Svenwall Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Carl M. Lundh Makeup Artist
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