A classic melodrama about the famous pianist Thomas Dahlhoff.
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Georg Rydeberg
Thomas Dahlhoff
Viveca Lindfors
Maria
Alf Kjellin
Eric Lindén
Georg Funkquist
Hellenius
Harriet Bosse
Mrs Lenander
Hilda Borgström
Jönsson
Hans Strååt
Gösta
Hugo Björne
John
Gunnar Björnstrand
Svensson, Editor of Vecko-Bilden
Åke Claesson
Prison Director Nils Holmqvist
A divorced taxi driver shows up with a black eye at the home of his ex-wife’s new family; he’s been invited to dinner and he desperately wants to reconnect with his young daughter. A professional magician’s car breaks down and he ends up spending an emotionally intense night with a young, widowed toll booth worker. A singer songwriter serving a lengthy prison sentence is released for one night to perform at a local community centre. These three deeply engaging stories about yearning for connection unfold in parallel, one New Year’s Eve in a small town in central Uruguay, balancing the universality of human suffering with a powerful sense of hope.
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