- Category: Video » Drama » Drama, General
- Format: DVD Learn more about the DVD format using Tower WIKI.
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- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC/EAN: 687797971098
- WAPI (Tower ID): 107021755
- Studio: First Look Home Entertainment
- Release Date: August 12, 2003
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #35158 in Movies (See Top 100 Movies Bestsellers)
- #5601 in Drama (See Top 100 Drama Bestsellers)
- #5597 in Drama, General (See Top 100 Drama, General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "A Song for Martin" starring Viveka Seldahl to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "A Song for Martin"Browse more products related to "Viveka Seldahl, Sven Wollter and Bille August"ReviewNew York Times, 06/28/2002, p.E13, "...Harrowingly sad....Mr. Wollter and Ms. Seldhal give strong and convincing performances..." Chicago Sun-Times, 07/28/2002, p.5, "...Poignant....Seldahl's performance embodies the feelings of Barbara so completely that the pain of her loss becomes palpable..." Premiere, 08/01/2002, p.26, "...August's film is wrenching and touching in a grand Swedish tradition; strong stuff, but quite worthwhile..." Entertainment Weekly, 07/19/2002, p.47, "...Its unsparing vision of the fragility of identity can give you a shudder..." Title NoteTheatrical release: TBA 2002 (NY) Release NoteDVD Features: Product NotesDanish director Bille August's (PELLE THE CONQUEROR) touching tale is about finding a great love and losing it too quickly. Barbara (Viveka Seldahl), the first violinist in a Swedish philharmonic, is immediately, deeply attracted to Martin Fischer (Sven Wollter), a famous composer who is guest conducting his new work. Both Barbara and Martin are good-looking, middle-aged, and married to other people. Despite the obstacles, they fall passionately in love, and soon enjoy a blissful, charmed life together as husband and wife. They live in a quaint house by the sea, and work together on Martin's compositions. However, Martin begins displaying some unnerving behavior--he forgets his manager's name, and has sudden, terrifying moments of blankness where he doesn't recognize the house. When Martin is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, he tries to continue composing his new opera, but the cruel irony of an artist's instrument--his mind and memory--being destroyed (as in IRIS) is soon apparent. Meanwhile, Barbara struggles to cope as her virile, brilliant husband deteriorates into a confused, weak man she doesn't recognize. Wollter embodies the shambling, empty physicality of Alzheimer's to perfection, while Seldahl (Wollter's real-life wife) realistically portrays the frustration, anger, and sorrow of the loved ones forced to watch. If You Enjoy "A Song for Martin (DVD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "A Song for Martin (DVD)"There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Drama Bestselling DVDs
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