

20/02/1950
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.

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)

Svea Holst
as Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Ingmar Bergman
as Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Tor Borong
as Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Astrid Bodin
as Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)

Agda Helin
as Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Carin Swensson
as Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Allan Ekelund
as The Officiant (uncredited)

Maud Hyttenberg
as Toy Shop Assistant (uncredited)

Berit Holmström
as Lisa (uncredited)

Eva Fritz-Nilsson
as Lisa - Age 3 (uncredited)

Björn Montin
as Lasse, Marta's and Stig's Boy (uncredited)

Staffan Axelsson
as Lasse - Age 3 (uncredited)

Marianne Schüler
as Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)

Marrit Ohlsson
as Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)

Rune Stylander
as Persson (uncredited)

Gunnar Rystedt
as Member of the Orchestra (uncredited)

Svea Holm
as Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
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