A Song for Martin
(2001)
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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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| Lisa Werlinder | ... |
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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Maria Fahl |
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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
In this film, Martin, seems to me, a very lucky guy. Blessed with a talent, fame, fortune, many admirers, a beautiful family and a woman who loves him. The film depicts, very honestly, the pain of dealing with loss, Martin's slow descent into the darkness of Alzheimer's. You could not have asked for more of Barbara as a wife, her slow patience, her physical anguish, her public humiliations, and at the same time dealing with the inner pain of losing a partner This film deals with this situation in a very honest, unsentimental way and it captures the spirit of those strong men and women who are left to endure long after their loved ones have parted.