Music in Darkness

Music in Darkness (Swedish: Musik i mörker), known in the United States as Night Is My Future, is a 1948 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman.

Music in Darkness
Swedish cover
Directed by	Ingmar Bergman
Written by	Ingmar Bergman Dagmar Edqvist
Based on	Music In Darkness (novel by Dagmar Edqvist)
Produced by	Lorens Marmstedt
Starring	Mai Zetterling Birger Malmsten
Cinematography	Göran Strindberg
Edited by	Göran Strindberg
Music by	Erland von Koch
Production company	Terrafilms Produktions AB
Distributed by	Terrafilm, Stjärnfilm
Release date	17 January 1948 (1948-01-17)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

The screenplay was written by Bergman and Dagmar Edqvist,^[1][2] whose novel, Music In Darkness, is the basis of the film. The theme of blindness and of a blind's person subjective experience plays a major role in the psychological study depicted in the movie. Bergman was deeply passionate about music and once said,^[3] "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."

Plot

Talented pianist Bengt Vyldeke loses his sight after being accidentally shot during a military exercise. Bengt is gripped by increasing bitterness and develops a relationship with Ingrid, a lower-class girl employed as a servant in the home of Bengt's parents.

Cast

• Mai Zetterling as Ingrid
• Birger Malmsten as Bengt Vyldeke
• Rune Andréasson as Evert
• Ulla Andreasson as Sylvia
• Gunnar Björnstrand as Klasson
• Hilda Borgström as Lovisa
• Britta Brunius as A woman
• Åke Claesson as Augustin Schröder
• Bengt Eklund as Ebbe
• John Elfström as Otto Klemens
• Barbro Flodquist as Hjördis
• Mona Geijer-Falkner as Woman at the garbage can
• Marianne Gyllenhammar as Blanche
• Douglas Håge as Kruge
• Svea Holst as Post office worker
• Stig Johanson as A man
• Sven Lindberg as Hedström
• Arne Lindblad as The Chef
• Bengt Logardt as Einar Born
• Segol Mann as Anton Nord
• Georg Skarstedt as Joensson
• Bibi Skoglund as Agneta
• Reinhold Svensson as Man in bar
• Naima Wifstrand as Mrs. Schroeder
• Olof Winnerstrand as The Vicar

References

1. On Dagmar Edqvist's Novel "Ingmar Bergman Music in Darkness". Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010. (retrieved 22 November 2010)
2. Ingmar Gergman Foundation—Music in the Darkness – "Ingmar Bergman Musik i mörker - Synopsis". Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010. (retrieved 22 November 2010)
3. "Ingmar Bergman an unrequited love to music". Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010. Bergman on Music

External links

• Music in Darkness at IMDb
• Music in Darkness at the Swedish Film Institute Database