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.

Marta Olsson

Stig Eriksson

Marcel

Mikael Bro

Nelly Bro

Sönderby

Stina (uncredited)

Bertil (uncredited)

Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)

Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)

Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

The Officiant (uncredited)
February 20, 1950

Marta Olsson

Stig Eriksson

Marcel

Mikael Bro

Nelly Bro

Sönderby

Stina (uncredited)

Bertil (uncredited)

Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)

Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)

Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

The Officiant (uncredited)

