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16 March 2001 (Sweden)
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Plot:
Famous composer Martin meets concertmaster Barbara at one of his performances, and the two fall in love...
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5 wins
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A deep love despite loss
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Cast
(in credits order) | Sven Wollter | ... | Martin |
| Viveka Seldahl | ... | Barbara |
| Reine Brynolfsson | ... | Biederman |
| Linda Källgren | ... | Karin |
 | Lisa Werlinder | ... | Elisabeth |
| Peter Engman | ... | Philip |
| Klas Dahlstedt | ... | Erik |
| Lo Wahl | ... | Susanne |
| Kristina Törnqvist | ... | Dr. Gierlich |
| Jonna Ekdahl | ... | Sara |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Claes Ahlstedt | ... | Erik |
| Alba August | ||
| Asta August | ||
| Anna Eidem | ||
| Maria Fahl | ||
| Jonas Falk | ... | Doctor |
| Folke Larsson | ||
| Cecilia Ljung | ||
| Anders Lönnbro | ||
| Hanna Lövqvist | ||
| Jan-Olof Magnusson | ||
| Dag Malmberg | ... | Henrik |
| Anne-Li Norberg | ||
| Göran Parkrud | ... | Alex - Elisabeths pojkvän |
| Daniel Scherp | ||
| Karin Stigsdotter | ... | Fru Biederman |
| Helena Stålnert | ... | TV Reporter |
| Helén Söderqvist Henriksson | ||
| Jesper Toss | ... | Christian |
| Kjell Wilhelmsen | ||
Directed by | |||
| Bille August | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Bille August | ||
| Ulla Isaksson | novel "Boken om E" | |
Produced by | |||
| Bille August | .... | producer | |
| Lars Kolvig | .... | producer | |
| Michael Lundberg | .... | producer | |
| Michael Obel | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Stefan Nilsson | |||
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| Jörgen Persson | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Janus Billeskov Jansen | (as Janus Billeskov-Jansen) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Anna Asp | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Katarina Kvist | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Kjell Gustavsson | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Zakaria Alaoui | .... | production manager | |
| Bella Seward | .... | production manager (as Gabriella Seward) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Yann Mari Faget | .... | second assistant director | |
| Joakim Höglund | .... | first assistant director | |
| Mikael Lundberg | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Majid Aoulad Abdellah | .... | assistant art director | |
| Louise Drake | .... | property master | |
| Josefin Åsberg | .... | assistant production designer | |
Sound Department | |||
| Niels Arild | .... | sound | |
| Henrik Garnov | .... | sound editor | |
| Willie Peterson-Berger | .... | sound | |
| Camilla Mauritzson Skjaerbaek | .... | sound editor (as Camilla Mauritzson) | |
| Mark Kenna | .... | consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Michael Holm | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Anders Frithiof August | .... | video assist operator | |
| Lasse Carlsson | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Andrew Grant-Christensen | .... | clapper loader | |
| Rolf Konow | .... | still photographer | |
| Carl P. Rasmussen | .... | electrician | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Michael Frank Nielsen | .... | film color timer | |
| Rikke Selin | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Jessica Balac | .... | production assistant | |
| Khadja Koulla | .... | production coordinator | |
Production Companies
- Film i Väst
- Helkon Media AG
- Moonlight Filmprod.
- SVT Drama
- Svenska Filmkompaniet
- Sveriges Television (SVT)
- TV2 Danmark
- Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors (Norway)
- Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors (Sweden)
- First Look International (2002) (USA) (subtitled)
- Madman Entertainment (2001) (Australia) (DVD)
- Nordisk Film Biografdistribution (Denmark)
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"En sång för Martin" - Sweden (original title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexuality, thematic elements and some language
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Norway:119 min | Sweden:117 min
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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.