An intense love affair develops between a married concert violinist (Gösta Ekman) and his daughter's music teacher (Ingrid Bergman).
Acting
Bergman's luminous breakout—she's 21 and devastating.
Score
Heifetz performs the violin pieces; you can hear the longing.
Director
Gustaf Molander
Gösta Ekman
Professor Holger Brandt
Ingrid Bergman
Anita Hoffman
Inga Tidblad
Margit Brandt
Erik 'Bullen' Berglund
Impresario Charles Moller
Hasse Ekman
Åke Brandt
Britt Hagman
Ann-Marie Brandt
Hugo Björne
Thomas Stenborg
George Fant
Guest at the birthday party
Carl Ström
Captain at S/S Kungsholm
Helge Mauritz
Journalist
Emil Fjellström
Driver
Astrid Bodin
Woman waving goodbye
Anders Henrikson
Swedish Sailor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
David O. Selznick saw this, immediately signed Bergman to a Hollywood contract, and remade it in 1939 as her American debut opposite Leslie Howard.
This was Sweden's most expensive production to date, and Bergman's salary was so low she couldn't afford the train to the premiere.
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