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A Song for Martin
(2001)
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Sven Wollter | ... |
Martin
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Viveka Seldahl | ... |
Barbara
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Reine Brynolfsson | ... |
Biederman
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Linda Källgren | ... |
Karin
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Elisabeth
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Peter Engman | ... |
Philip
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Klas Dahlstedt | ... |
Erik
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Lo Wahl | ... |
Susanne
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Kristina Törnqvist | ... |
Dr. Gierlich
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Jonna Ekdahl | ... |
Sara
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Claes Ahlstedt | ... |
Erik
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Alba August |
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Asta August |
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Anna Eidem |
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Famous composer Martin meets concertmaster Barbara at one of his performances, and the two fall in love. After divorcing their spouses, Martin and Barbara marry and begin a happy life together. Five years later, as the couple is working on a new opera, Martin is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. As Martin's condition worsens and his personality changes, the couple strain to hold on to the love that once brought them together. Written by Sujit R. Varma
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Rated PG-13 for sexuality, thematic elements and some language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
SwedishRelease Date:
16 March 2001 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
A Song for Martin See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$5,755 (USA) (28 June 2002)Gross:
$27,983 (USA) (23 August 2002)Company Credits
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A story about deep love and how it can overcome any obstacle. Barbara's and Martin's love is put to the test when their doctor diagnose Martin with Alzheimer's disease. For Martin, as a famous composer, it gets more and more difficult to finish an opera due to his sickness, which also strains his relationship with his wife Barbara. Her love and constant reminiscence of their past makes her treat him as fully healthy for much too long.
Both Viveka Seldahl as Barbara and Sven Wollter as Martin are making a wonderful performance in the leading roles. Seldahl is able to use her face the show any kind of expression as the disease turns her beloved husband from a hardworking composer to a bedridden hospital patient. It is nice to finally see her in a leading role. And Wollter is thoroughly credible as the man suffering from a disease that slowly but surely will take his senses from him. We as the audience should ask ourselves if the man finally admitted to hospital is the same man Barbara married. The tragedy of Alzheimer's disease face us with a question if somebody's personality has something innate that will withstand loss of memory or dementia. To Barbara, at least, it is clear that Martin's illness does not change what she feels for her husband: love.
Also worth accolades is the beautiful score by Stefan Nilsson.