Music in Darkness

Music in Darkness (1948)

Musik i mörker

From the World's Master Film Maker Ingmar Bergman a startling journey into the darkness of the human soul!

In postwar Sweden, a gifted young pianist’s life is transformed after a tragic accident leaves him blind. Struggling with bitterness, isolation, and the loss of his former world, he finds unexpected support and companionship from a compassionate young woman who helps him rebuild his sense of purpose. As their relationship deepens over the years, both must confront questions of pride, class, and emotional vulnerability in order to move forward.

Date of release
1948-01-17
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (53)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Ingmar Bergman

Casting

Interesting facts

Music in Darkness, known in the United States as Night Is My Future, is a 1948 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman from a screenplay he co-wrote with Dagmar Edqvist, based on Edqvist's novel of the same name. The theme of blindness and of a blind's person subjective experience plays a major role in the psychological study depicted in the film. Bergman was deeply passionate about music and once said, "If I had to choose between losing my eyes or ears—I would keep my ears. I can't imagine anything more terrible than to have my music taken away from me."

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